“The ultimate priority of humanity should not be to savour the power given to us, but rather to account for the according responsibility.” ShouldHumanityGivenResponsibilityUltimateAccountsPrioritiesSavour Author:Christian Harrison
“The denial of any distinction between foreseen and intended consequences, as far as responsibility is concerned, was not made by Sidgwick in developing any one 'method of ethics'; he made this important move on behalf of everybody and just on its own account; and I think it plausible to suggest that this move on the part of Sidgwick explains the difference between old-fashioned Utilitarianism and the consequentialism, as I name it, which marks him and every English academic moral philosopher since him.” ThinkingMadeImportantMovingNamesDifferencesResponsibilityMoralEthicsConsequenceConcernedAccountsMarkMethodPhilosopherDevelopingDenialDistinctionAcademicOld FashionedBehalfPlausibleForeseenUtilitarianismConsequentialism Book:Human Life, Action and Ethics: Essays by G.E.M. Anscombe Source: Human Life, Action and Ethics: Essays by G.E.M. Anscombe
“How much ... did the volume of disease in a nation account for its spirit? If so, the eradication of sickness, as far as it was possible, was a responsibility a democracy must assume for its people.” PeopleIfsCareSpiritNationsResponsibilityDemocracyDiseaseAccountsAssumingIllnessHealth CareSicknessVolume Author:Alice Tisdale Hobart
“The suggestion of denying any measure of their full political rights to such a great group of our population as the colored people is one which, however it might be received in some other quarters, could not possibly be permitted by one who feels a responsibility for living up to the traditions and maintaining the principles of the Republican Party. Our Constitution guarantees equal rights to all our citizens, without discrimination on account of race or color. I have taken my oath to support that Constitution.” FeelsMightPoliticalPartyRaceResponsibilityPrinciplesSupportTakenRightsGroupsColorCitizensRepublicanEqualTraditionAccountsConstitutionPopulationDiscriminationCivil RightsAfrican AmericanGuaranteesQuartersSuggestionsRepublican PartyMaintainingEqual RightsOathPolitical Rights Author:Calvin Coolidge
“I think the thing about capitalism is it's an evil necessity, capitalism. Communism has been tried and failed, and socialism, that doesn't work very well. Capitalism works, but the problem about capitalism is it does mean that a few individuals become very wealthy. Therefore, I think those individuals have enormous responsibility to redistribute that wealth either by creating new businesses or creating new jobs and making sure that money just doesn't lie in a bank account for future generations.” ThinkingWellsMeanDoeHas BeensProblemJobsLyingEvilIndividualWealthResponsibilityGenerationsCreatingCapitalismAccountsEnormousSocialismCommunismWealthyFuture GenerationNew JobBank AccountsNew Business Author:Richard Branson
“Everybody in the government with whom I emailed knew that I was using a personal email, and I have said it would have been a better choice to have had two separate email accounts. And I've also tried to not only take responsibility, because it was my decision, but to be as transparent as possible.” Has BeensSaidTwoGovernmentChoicesDecisionResponsibilityAccountsEmailTaking ResponsibilityTransparent Author:Hillary Clinton
“Each of us can be a leader. We need to remember that the mantle of leadership is not the cloak of comfort, but the robe of responsibility. Perhaps our service is to youth. If so, I caution: 'Youth needs fewer critics and more models.' One hundred years from now it will not matter what kind of a car we drove, what kind of a house we lived in, how much we had in the bank account, nor what our clothes looked like. But the world may be a little better because we were important in the life of a boy or a girl.” IfsWorldNeedsYearsKindMayLittlesImportantMatterRememberGirlHouseResponsibilityLeaderBoysCarYouthComfortClothesModelsHundredAccountsCriticsFewerCautionCloaksRobesBank Accounts Author:Thomas S. Monson
“Although we have responsibilities to others, we are primarily accountable to God. It is before him that we stand, and to him that one day we must give an account. We should not therefore rate human opinion too highly.” GivingShouldHumansResponsibilityOpinionOne DayAccountsRateResponsibility To Others Author:John Stott
“We now have two options: We can commence operations at the Hotspots in Italy and Greece and continue to do nothing - in which case they would soon be overflowing. Or we can show responsibility and organize a distribution system that takes into account the limits of each individual member state. Migrants, for their part, must recognize that, while they have a right to protection, they do not have the right to freely choose the country. In addition, it is clear: Not everybody can come to us.” TwoCountryStatesShowsIndividualResponsibilityCasesClearLimitsMembersAccountsProtectionOperationsOrganizeDistributionGreeceMigrantsTwo Options Author:Martin Schulz
“God will himself one day hold all humans, and all human governments, to account, but the church has the responsibility in the present to speak words of truth and judgment in advance of that final holding-to-account.” HumansGovernmentSpeakChurchResponsibilityOne DayJudgmentAccountsFinalsGods Will Author:N. T. Wright
“Labour has the responsibility to give a lead where the government will not. We need to bring people together, hold the government to account, oppose austerity and set out a path to exit that will protect jobs and incomes.” PeopleNeedsGivingGovernmentTogetherJobsResponsibilityPathProtectAccountsIncomeLabourExitAusterity Author:Jeremy Corbyn
“I made a mistake. I should've had two accounts, one for personal and one for office. And I didn't, and I take responsibility for that.” ShouldMadeTwoMistakeResponsibilityOfficeAccountsTaking ResponsibilityMade A MistakeI Made A Mistake Author:Hillary Clinton
“We would have to give out something for the poor in India. It is my responsibility to give the people an account of every rupee. I will use it at right places. I won't let it get stolen.” PeopleGivingUsePoorResponsibilityAccountsIndiaStolenRight PlaceRupees Author:Narendra Modi
“To me, it really seems visible today that ethics is not something exterior to the economy, which, as technical matter, could function on its own; rather, ethics is an interior principle of the economy itself, which cannot function if it does not take account of the human values of solidarity and reciprocal responsibility.” IfsHumansDoeMatterSeemsTodayValuesResponsibilityPrinciplesEconomyEthicsAccountsFunctionVisibleSolidarityInteriorsExteriorHuman ValuesReciprocal Author:Pope Benedict XVI
“Instruction for life: Take into account that great love and great achievements involve great risk. When you lose, don't lose the lesson. Follow the three R's: - Respect for self. - Respect for others. - Responsibility for all your actions. Remember that not getting what you want is sometimes a wonderful stroke of luck. Learn the rules so you know how to break them properly.” KnowsWantSelfSometimesActionRememberThreeLosesResponsibilityBreakKnow HowWonderfulRiskLessonsAchievementAccountsLuckWhat You WantSelf RespectInstructionStrokesRespecting OthersGreat LoveGreat AchievementGreat RiskGetting What You Want Author:H. Jackson Brown, Jr.
“The first world is going to have to account for this sort of horrible poverty in our midst. We have to, first of all, become aware of it. We have to take responsibility for it. And then we have to do something about it for our own freedom, for our own salvation, for our own humanity.” WorldFirstsHumanityResponsibilityPovertyAccountsSalvationHorribleMidstTaking Responsibility Author:Martin Sheen
“I look upon the People and the Nation as handed on to me as an responsibility conferred upon me by God, and I believe, as it is written in the Bible, that it is my duty to increase this heritage for which one day I shall be called upon to give an account. Whoever tries to interfere with my task I shall crush.” PeopleGivingTryingBelieveLooksWarI BelieveNationsResponsibilityWrittenDutyOne DayTasksAccountsIncreaseCrushLook UpHeritageInterfereGreat War Author:Wilhelm II