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Quote by George Will
Actually, there is only one first question of government, and it i

Actually, there is only one first question of government, and it is How should we live? or What kind of people do we want our citizens to be? – George Will

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Leadership is, among other things, the ability to inflict pain and get away with it – short-term pain for long-term gain. – George Will

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I say statecraft is soulcraft. Just as all education is moral education because learning conditions conduct, most legislation is moral legislations because it conditions the action and the thought of the nation in broad and important spheres in life. – George Will

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A mans ethical behavior should be based effectively on sympathy, education, and social relationships; no religious basis is necessary. Man would indeed be in a poor way if he had to be restrained by fear of punishment and hope of reward after death. – Albert Einstein

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Evangelical faith without Christian ethics is a travesty on the gospel. – V. Raymond Edman

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Let me give you one definition of ethics: It is good to maintain life and to further life; it is bad to damage and destroy life. And this ethic, profound, universal, has the significance of a religion. It is religion. – Albert Schweitzer

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