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Sometimes, his methods and his motives are questionable and even his morals are questionable in the way he does things. But I think his intention is always to protect his daughter.

To eat steak rare… represents both a nature and a morality.

Not everything that is more difficult is more meritorious.

He who is void of virtuous attachments in private life is, or very soon will be, void of all regard for his country. There is seldom an instance of a man guilty of betraying his country, who had not before lost the feeling of moral obligations in his private connections.

I know only that what is moral is what you feel good after and what is immoral is what you feel bad after.

Injustice is censured because the censures are afraid of suffering, and not from any fear which they have of doing injustice.

The only cure for contempt is counter-contempt.

If there existed no external means for dimming their consciences, one-half of the men would at once shoot themselves, because to live contrary to one’s reason is a most intolerable state, and all men of our time are in such a state.

Movies are movies, and I don’t think any of them are going to hurt the moral fiber of America and all that nonsense.

Men judge us by the success of our efforts. God looks at the efforts themselves.