The Borzoi College ReaderCharles Muscatine, Marlene Griffith |
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Page 121
... moral conceit need preside over the removal of such dangers . But a man's inability to control his violent impulses or to imagine the fatal consequences of his acts should be a presumptive reason for his elimina- tion from society ...
... moral conceit need preside over the removal of such dangers . But a man's inability to control his violent impulses or to imagine the fatal consequences of his acts should be a presumptive reason for his elimina- tion from society ...
Page 192
... moral responsibility to obey just laws . Conversely , one has a moral re- sponsibility to disobey unjust laws . I would agree with Saint Augustine that “ An unjust law is no law at all . ” Now what is the difference between the two ...
... moral responsibility to obey just laws . Conversely , one has a moral re- sponsibility to disobey unjust laws . I would agree with Saint Augustine that “ An unjust law is no law at all . ” Now what is the difference between the two ...
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... moral ends . But now I must affirm that it is just as wrong , or even more so , to use moral means to preserve immoral ends . Maybe Mr. Connor and his policemen have been rather publicly nonviolent , as Chief Prichett was in Albany ...
... moral ends . But now I must affirm that it is just as wrong , or even more so , to use moral means to preserve immoral ends . Maybe Mr. Connor and his policemen have been rather publicly nonviolent , as Chief Prichett was in Albany ...
Contents
THE NECESSITY FOR THINKING | 3 |
John Henry Newman | 43 |
THE RIGHT USE OF LANGUAGE | 57 |
Copyright | |
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