tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8198390912401056862.post8780762797181990953..comments2023-10-14T06:19:18.000-05:00Comments on Rocket Scientist: Saturday Quote-a-thon: Ethics and MoralsStephanie Barrhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17772217449161603561noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8198390912401056862.post-90935152857187250002009-06-01T10:10:23.278-05:002009-06-01T10:10:23.278-05:00I favor quotes that talk about the risks of thinki...I favor quotes that talk about the risks of thinking you can do evil things in the name of greater good.<br /><br />I don't think anyone can tread that path without risking becoming the monster they combat. That doesn't mean they are doomed to be monsters, just that once you've convinced yourself something is a necessary evil, the bars to doing more along the same line (no matter how diminishing the return) remains.<br /><br />In my opinion.Stephanie Barrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17772217449161603561noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8198390912401056862.post-90509661319255257872009-06-01T09:56:19.243-05:002009-06-01T09:56:19.243-05:00These are pretty good. After reading a few a coup...These are pretty good. After reading a few a couple of times, I finally decided:<br />"Never open the door to a lesser evil, for other and greater ones invariably slink in after it" by Baltasar Gracián, is my favorite one from the list.<br /><br />DavidaDavidahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06068801189433001612noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8198390912401056862.post-81132677147221860182009-05-31T15:15:46.307-05:002009-05-31T15:15:46.307-05:00I'm often surprised at the quotes associated with ...I'm often surprised at the quotes associated with people I'd expect to feel differently.<br /><br />Hypocrisy has been around a long time.Stephanie Barrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17772217449161603561noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8198390912401056862.post-78431162961406583042009-05-31T12:35:48.753-05:002009-05-31T12:35:48.753-05:00Interesting quote from Plato, considering he desig...Interesting quote from Plato, considering he designed not one, but two societies that regulated everything, up to and including who could have sex with whom and when.<br /><br />And yet I find I agree with him (the aphorism, not the carefully regulated societies).The Motherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15157821003454766570noreply@blogger.com