"What our species needs, above all else, is a generally accepted ethical system that is compatible with the scientific knowledge we now possess."

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Source : Derek Freeman (2001). “Dilthey's Dream: Essays on Human Nature and Culture”

Derek Freeman

#Needs Quotes #Ethics Quotes #Morality Quotes

“Perhaps I am no one. True, I have a body and I cannot escape from it. I would like to fly out of my head, but that is out of the question.”
“Realizing you're not anything special to the kids is always a great sort of reminder that you're just a regular person. A regular, embarrassing old mom.”
“Eisenhower had the clearest blue eyes. He would fix them on you. In my every interview with him, he would lock his eyes on to mine and keep them there.”
“A man does not see where he treads in battle, for he is watching the enemy...”
“You can't accomplish anything worthwhile if you inhibit yourself. If life teaches you nothing else, know this for sure: When you get the chance, go for it.”
“Youth deals only in extremes.”
“Once you can accept the universe as matter expanding into nothing that is something, wearing stripes with plaid comes easy.”
“I never had a bad night in my life, but I've had a few bad mornings.”

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