“Justice is neither MALE nor FEMALE. Justice is the CHARACTER and NATURE of God.”
Source: The Girl From America
“There are men of character in the U.S. Congress, both House and Senate. There are women of character, too. But the evidence for "character" needs to be something other than the iteration of the word itself.”
Source: Character: The History of a Cultural Obsession
“These debates framed and energized educational and philosophical schemes throughout that century and well into the following one. What was at stake was in part the very divergent, often intrinsically antithetical set of meanings that constellated around, and crystallized in, the concept of the word "character." Was it intrinsic or acquired? Could it be taught? Was a "strong character" one that acted or one that withheld? And, above all, could it change? For, if human character could be changed- or could change itself- for the better, was it not the obligation of society and the individual, the schools and the home, to do what they could to "improve" it?”
Source: Character: The History of a Cultural Obsession
“Character is Key for Liberty.”
Source: George Washington's Liberty Key: Mount Vernon's Bastille Key – the Mystery and Magic of Its Body, Mind, and Soul
“If you renew your thoughts, you can change your character.”
“The first principle of social development is, authority doesn't solve a problem, expertise guided by character does.”
Source: Time to End Democracy: The Meritocratic Manifesto
“the worst thing," he told me,
"is bitterness, people end up so
bitter.”
Source: You Get So Alone at Times That it Just Makes Sense
“Merit is expertise guided by character.”
Source: Time to End Democracy: The Meritocratic Manifesto
“Character is no longer shaped by only two earnest, fumbling experts. Now all the world’s a sage.”
“So, character is how you do things, as well as what you do, and a person of character understands that how they get things done matters as much as what they get done. Character is about integrity over time, trustworthiness over time, authenticity over time, generosity over time.
Sometimes you’ll hear people talk a lot about values in conjunction with the word character, and I always say to people that values are what guide your behavior when no one is looking and you don’t think anyone will ever find out. The way you behave when you think you can get away with it is who you really are.”