Definition - "Moral
adj: relating to, dealing with, or capable of making the distinction between right and wrong in conduct. Derivation - Mores
n: folkways that are considered conducive to the welfare of society and so, through general observance, develop the force of law, often becoming part of the formal legal code."
"It's almost as if we have been conducting a social experiment. We're saying 'Let's have children. Let's not teach them right values...and let's see how they turn out.' And now the results are in."
"To teach young people that their lives are governed - not by their own actions, but by socio-economic forces or...forces beyond their control - is to teach our children negativism, resignation, passivity and despair...values pave the way out of poverty and toward prosperity and fulfillment."
"Democracy must be based not on 'mere' opinion but on 'moral purpose.'"
"There is freedom in knowing what is thought right, what is thought wrong. There is only slavery when nobody knows and the rules are all 'off the cuff.'"
