Logo
To say that authority, whether secular or religious, supplies no g

To say that authority, whether secular or religious, supplies no ground for morality is not to deny the obvious fact that it supplies a sanction. – Sir Alfred Jules Ayer

No other quotes found from this author.
Other Quotes from
Control
category

If you find a good solution and become attached to it, the solution may become your next problem. – Dr. Robert Anthony

Category:
Control

I have only one counsel for you — be master. – Napoleon Bonaparte

Category:
Control

I count him braver who overcomes his desires than him who conquers his enemies; for the hardest victory is over self. – Aristotle

Category:
Control

Authority without wisdom is like a heavy ax without an edge, fitter to bruise than to polish. – Anne Dudley Bradstreet

Category:
Control

Random Quotes

You will find professed quotations from authors, of the correctness of which you will not be satisfied; and how important is it to be able to satisfy yourself by examining the originals! – Theodore Dwight, quoted in President Dwight’s Decisions of Questions Discu

Category:
Quotations

Marilyn Monroe wasnt even her real name, Charles Manson isnt his real name, and now, Im taking that to be my real name. But whats real? You cant find the truth, you just pick the lie you like the best. – Marilyn Manson

Category:
best

What does it mean to be an American? While each of us may have our own specific answer to that question, we likely can agree on the basic principles of America: freedom, equal opportunity, and rights accompanied by responsibilities. – Ben Nelson

Category:
Freedom

An idealist is one who, on noticing that roses smell better than a cabbage, concludes that it will also make better soup. – Henry L. Mencken

Category:
Ideals