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“I begin with human psychology and then see what we can say about ethics.”

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Limited information is available about Dale Jamieson, who was born on October 21, 1947, and is of an unknown profession. more

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“In trying to develop an impartial, expansive ethic we are trying to get ethical systems to do something which they did not evolve in order to do. This doesn't mean that it can't be done or that we shouldn't try to expand the reach of our ethical frameworks, only that there are reasons to be skeptical about its success.”

Trying Mean Reason Done Order Ethics Evolve Ethical Framework Skeptical

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“Since for me moral demands necessarily flow from human psychology, I don't think we can be obliged to do something that we are not motivated in any way to do. In other words, I'm an "internalist" about morality.”

Thinking Way Humans Moral Psychology Morality Demand Flow Motivated Obliged

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“People and countries have done an enormous amount of damage in their attempts to bring about the best possible world. Communism is an obvious example. But so is British imperialism, which was not grubby self-interest all the way down, but at least in part a sincere attempt on the part of people who felt they were superior to other people to magnanimously improve the lot of their inferiors.”

People World Way Self Country Done Felt Interest Example Amount Obvious British Enormous Superiors Communism Damage Sincere Inferiors Imperialism Self Interest

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“In much of the world today there are no more chilling words than "I'm from the United States and I'm here to help you."”

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“On my reading of history people who want to bring us the best are usually the people we ought to be afraid of.”

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“Our differences should not be exaggerated.”

Should Differences Exaggerated

Author:Dale Jamieson

“I grew up in the '50s and '60s when Jack Kennedy was president. We would watch him on television. And our teachers always talked about the good things public servants could do. I thought maybe that's something I should do. So when I got out of law school, my wife, Jane, and I became precinct captains.”

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“In every issue there are winners are losers, and the losers are plenty.”

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“In every issue there are winners are losers, and the losers are plenty. But they have to be willing to grudgingly accept the result. That's the genius of our democracy.”

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“Politics takes patience, time, listening and endless meetings.”

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