“I utterly reject the view that the Third World is doomed to poverty and starvation. Not only is this wrong, I think this attitude verges on the immoral, like thinking that slavery is an unalterable facet of the human condition so why bother doing anything about it?” ThinkingWorldHumansViewsAttitudePovertyConditionsThirdsSlaveryBotherRejectsHuman ConditionDoomedImmoralStarvationThird WorldVergeFacetsWhy Bother Author:Alex Tabarrok
“Slavery results from laws, laws are made by governments, and, therefore people can only be freed from slavery by the abolition of governments.... And it is time for people to understand that governments not only are not necessary, but are harmful and most highly immoral institutions, in which a self-respecting, honest man cannot and must not take part.” PeopleMenMadeSelfGovernmentLawResultsHonestInstitutionsSlaveryImmoralHonest ManAbolition Author:Leo Tolstoy
“In supporting argument for segregation, Paul [the apostol] addresses the people in his epistle to the Colossians, and he tells them how to treat their slaves. "Slaves, obey your masters. Masters, be kind to yourslaves." Paul was in favor of a kinder and gentler slavery; it never occurred to him to raise the question about whether slavery itself was immoral.” PeopleKindMastersArgumentTreatsRaisesSlaverySlaveFavorsAddressesBe KindImmoralSegregationKinderColossians Author:John Shelby Spong
“I am very cynical. That is absolutely what police is doing. But you don't even have to be cynical. I mean, politicians don't even pretend they're doing otherwise. The problem is the other side is not screaming bloody murder and saying, you know, "This is immoral, this is slavery, you're profiting from human bondage."” MeanProblemPoliticianMurderPoliceSlaveryCynicalBloodyImmoralBondage Author:Peter Moskos
“How does something immoral, when done privately, become moral when it is done collectively? Furthermore, does legality establish morality? Slavery was legal; apartheid is legal; Stalinist, Nazi, and Maoist purges were legal. Clearly, the fact of legality does not justify these crimes. Legality, alone, cannot be the talisman of moral people.” PeopleDoeDoneFactsMoralCrimeMoralitySlaveryJustifyNaziImmoralApartheidLegalityTalismans Author:Walter E. Williams
“No, this is not what a fair God would do. And why does it not say anywhere in the Bible that slavery is wrong? It only says that you should treat your slaves well. Well, I don't care if you treat them well. How is it possible that it is not immoral to own another person? Why isn't that one of the Ten Commandments? 'Thou shalt not own another person.' You want to sit here and tell me that fornication is worse than owning someone?” IfsWantShouldWellsPersonsDoeCareTenFairsTreatsSlaverySlaveDon't CareI Don't CareCommandmentsImmoralTen Commandments Author:Mira Sorvino
“Legality alone is no guide for a moral people. There are many things in this world that have been, or are, legal but clearly immoral. Slavery was legal. Did that make it moral? South Africa’s apartheid, Nazi persecution of Jews, and Stalinist and Maoist purges were all legal, but did that make them moral?” PeopleWorldHas BeensMoralThis WorldSlaverySouthJewGuidesSouth AfricaNaziPersecutionImmoralApartheidLegality Author:Walter E. Williams