“Japan suffered terribly from the atomic bomb but never adopted a pose of moral superiority, implying: 'We would never have done it!' The Japanese know perfectly well they would have used it had they had it. They accept the idea that war is war; they give no quarter and accept none. Total war, they recognize, knows no Queensberry Rules. If you develop a devastating new weapon during a total war, you use it; you do not put it into the War Museum.” IfsKnowsGivingWellsIdeasWarDoneUseFunnyUsedAcceptingMoralWeaponsBombsJapanMuseumsQuartersSuperiorityAdoptedTotal WarAtomic BombImplyingMoral Superiority Book:The land of the rising yen: Japan Source: The land of the rising yen: Japan
“You know, you don't retreat in the defense of freedom. You don't retreat in the defense of moral government and limited government. You don't retreat because people are going to defend bad things.” PeopleKnowsGovernmentMoralDefenseBad ThingsRetreatLimited Government Author:Russell Pearce
“I always had a struggle, which I still do, when you're playing a character and it's not necessarily your morals or your values. You're playing a character, but the way the media will sometimes ask you if these are your opinions, you know - they make you responsible for that, and I take issue with it because I don't believe in censorship.” IfsKnowsWayBelieveStillsSometimesCharacterValuesAsksMoralOpinionStruggleIssuesMediaResponsibleDon't BelieveCensorship Author:Katey Sagal
“You know, I really do have some morals. I do actually care about people. And I do have a political standpoint.” PeopleKnowsCarePoliticalMoralStandpoint Author:Lars von Trier
“Fiction should be about moral dilemmas that are so bloody difficult that the author doesn't know the answer. What I hate in fiction is when the author knows better than the characters what they should do.” KnowsShouldCharacterHateDifficultAnswersFictionMoralI HateBloodyDilemmaMoral Dilemma Author:Pat Barker