"Whenever governments adopt a moral tone - as opposed to an ethical one - you know something is wrong."

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Source : John Ralston Saul (2012). “The Unconscious Civilization”, p.108, Simon and Schuster

John Ralston Saul

#Government Quotes #Tone Quotes #Morality Quotes

“Giving never happens by accident. It's always intentional.”
“Daesh is attacking us. Their leader, Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, wants to destroy the Saudi state. These people are criminals. They're psychopaths.”
“What seems to be a problem or block is often really a Blessing in Disguise”
“The ripest peach is highest on the tree”

Source : James Whitcomb Riley (1993). “The Complete Poetical Works of James Whitcomb Riley”, p.224, Indiana University Press
“I definitely didn't want to be that person that came out and was like, 'O.K. I'm going to lead every parade.”
“Let us fill our hearts with our own compassion - towards ourselves and towards all living beings.”
“But theatre is always a difficult experience”
“I remember from my father's funeral that the minister kept using a metaphor about life of a prism. And I took that away like a cherished image.”

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