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“It is the teaching of the Bible and of sound Political ethics that the education of children belongs to the sphere of the family and is the duty of the parents. The theory that the children of the Commonwealth are the charge of the Commonwealth is a pagan one, derived from heathen Sparta and Platoís heathen republic, and connected by regular, logical sequence with legalized prostitution and the dissolution of the conjugal tie.”

“It is the shortcomings of game theory (as originally formulated) which force the consideration of the role of ethics, of the dynamics of social structure, and of social structure and of individual psychology in situations of conflict.”

Games Individual Force Social Situation Roles Psychology Theory Conflict Ethics Structure Consideration Shortcomings Dynamics Social Structure

Book:Fights, Games, and Debates

Source: Fights, Games, and Debates

“As to ethics, unfortunately, we are still at sea. We never did have any popular base for what little ethics we knew, except the religious theories, and now that our faith is shaken in those theories we cannot account for ethics at all. It is no wonder we behave badly, we are literally ignorant of the laws of ethics, which is the simplest of sciences, the most necessary, the most continuously needed. The childish misconduct of our 'revolted youth' is quite equaled by that of older people, and neither young nor old seem to have any understanding of the reasons why conduct is 'good' or 'bad.”

Source: The Living of Charlotte Perkins Gilman: An Autobiography

“The theory is that election to Congress is tantamount to being dispatched to Washington on a looting raid for the enrichment of your state or district, and no other ethic need inhibit the feeding frenzy.”

Needs States Theory Ethics Election Congress Feeding Frenzy Enrichment Looting

Author:George Will

“For me the starting point for everything - before strategy, tactics, theories, managing, organizing, philosophy, methodology, talent, or experience - is work ethic. Without one of significant magnitude, you're dead in the water.”

Philosophy Water Talent Theory Ethics Strategy Starting Significant Work Ethic Tactics Magnitude Starting Point Methodology

Book:The Score Takes Care of Itself: My Philosophy of Leadership

Source: The Score Takes Care of Itself: My Philosophy of Leadership

“The unhappy theory of business ethics is this: you have a fiduciary responsibility to maximize profit. Period. To do anything other than that is to cheat your investors. And in a competitive world, you don't have much wiggle room here.”

World Rooms Responsibility Theory Periods Ethics Profit Unhappy Investors Cheat Business Ethics Fiduciary

Author:Seth Godin