“In a country where nature has been so lavish and where we have been so spendthrift of indigenous beauty, to set aside a few rivers in their natural state should be considered an obligation.” ShouldHas BeensCountryStatesNaturalRiversEnvironmentalObligationIndigenousSpendthrift Author:Frank Church
“Therefore the dignity of the human person normally demands the right to the use of earthly goods as the natural foundation for a livelihood; and to that right corresponds the fundamental obligation to grant private property, as far as possible, to all.” HumansPersonsUsePoliticsNaturalEconomyDemandDignityFoundationFundamentalsPropertyObligationLiberalismGoodsGrantsPrivate PropertyLivelihood Author:Pope Pius XI
“Natural Giving: Anything we do in life which is not out of that energy, we pay for and everybody else pays for. Anything we do to avoid punishment, everybody pays for. Everything we do for a reward, everybody pays for. Everything we do to make people like us, everybody pays for. Everything we do out of guilt, shame, duty, or obligation, everybody pays for.” PeopleGivingEnergyNaturalPayDutyCommunicationShameGuiltRewardsPunishmentObligationNonviolent Communication Author:Marshall B. Rosenberg
“We must act now and wake up to our moral obligations. The poor and vulnerable are members of God's family and are the most severely affected by droughts, high temperatures, the flooding of coastal cities, and more severe and unpredictable weather events resulting from climate change. We, who should have been responsible stewards preserving our vulnerable, fragile planet home, have been wantonly wasteful through our reckless consumerism, devouring irreplaceable natural resources.” ShouldHas BeensHomeNaturalPoorCitiesMoralEventsPlanetsMembersResourcesShould HaveWake UpResponsibleClimateEnvironmentalClimate ChangeObligationWeatherVulnerableAffectedFragileSustainabilityConsumerismSevereUnpredictableTemperatureRecklessShould Have BeenNatural ResourcesDroughtStewardsIrreplaceableFloodingMoral ObligationDevouringCoastalPoor And Vulnerable Author:Desmond Tutu