“It is as his own mind comes into contact with others that truth will begin to acquire value in the child's eyes and will consequently become a moral demand that can be made upon him. As long as the child remains egocentric, truth as such will fail to interest him and he will see no harm in transposing facts in accordance with his desires.” MindChildrenLongMadeFactsEyeDesireValuesInterestMoralFailingDemandRemainsHarmContactAcquireEgocentric Book:The Moral Judgement of the Child Source: The Moral Judgement of the Child
“It is not better that all felony suspects die than that they escape. Where the suspect poses no immediate threat to the officer and no threat to others, the harm resulting from failing to apprehend him does not justify the use of deadly force to do so. It is no doubt unfortunate when a suspect who is in sight escapes, but the fact that the police arrive a little late or are a little slower afoot does not always justify killing the suspect.” LittlesDoeFactsUseDiesForceDoubtFailingLateSightPoliceThreatKillingHarmNo DoubtJustifySuspectsOfficersUnfortunateFelonyDeadly Force Author:Byron White
“Legal reform has significant dangers: changing only the window-dressing of harmful systems but leaving the violence of the systems in tact, failing to provide actual relief for those facing the worst conditions, and legitimizing or expanding systems of harm.” ViolenceFailingWorstConditionsDangerWindowLeavingHarmSignificantReformReliefDressingsExpandingTactWindow Dressing Author:Dean Spade
“Clergymen almost necessarily fail in two ways as teachers of morals. They condemn acts which do no harm and they condone acts which do great harm.” WayTwoMoralTeacherFailingHarmTwo WaysClergymen Book:The Basic Writings of Bertrand Russell Source: The Basic Writings of Bertrand Russell
“Ocean acidification looks suspiciously like a back-up plan by the environmental pressure groups in case the climate fails to warm: another try at condemning fossil fuels. [...] Even if the world warms as much as the consensus expects, the net harm still looks small alongside the real harm now being done by preventable causes; and if it does warm this much, it will be because more people are rich enough to afford to do something about it.” PeopleIfsWorldTryingLooksDoeStillsRealDoneEnoughCausesCasesRichPlansFailingGroupsOceanPressureClimateEnvironmentalWarmHarmWar Of The WorldsFuelFossilsConsensusFossil FuelBeing DoneCondemningPressure GroupsOcean Acidification Author:Matt Ridley