"The ethic of conviction and the ethic of responsibility are not opposites. They are complementary to one another."

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Source : Max Weber, Peter Lassman, Ronald Speirs (1994). “Weber: Political Writings”, p.368, Cambridge University Press

Max Weber

#Responsibility Quotes #Opposites Quotes #Ethics Quotes

“There can be no doubt that the systematic hostility of the courts to religion has lowered the prestige of religion in the public mind.”
“I just want to do Godâ€™s will.”
“Dead people can be our heroes because they can't disappoint us later; they only improve over time, as we forget more and more about them.”
“I was on the second helicopter and arrived moments before Marine One touched down at Brenton Point in Newport, R.I. I bet one of the advance staff that after landing, instead of walking to the motorcade the President would walk across the road to view the ocean at sunset. I won the bet.”
“I'm very staid compared to my students, actually.”
“Stand up for the things that are right. Try to talk things out instead of fight.”
“No computer network with pretty graphics can ever replace the salespeople that make our society work.”
“Who do I like best, men or women? I think it really depends on what for!”

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