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“Man has been called a rational being, but rationality is a matter of choice-and the alternative his nature offers him is: rational being or suicidal animal. Man has to be man-by choice; he has to hold his life as a value-by choice; he has to learn to sustain it-by choice; he has to discover the values it requires and practice his virtues-by choice. A code of values accepted by choice is a code of morality.”

Men Has Beens Matter Values Choices Animal Practice Virtue Morality Offers Accepted Rational Alternatives Code Rationality Suicidal

Author:John Galt

“A code of values accepted by choice is a code of morality.”

Values Choices Morality Accepted Code

Book:Philosophy: Who Needs It

Source: Philosophy: Who Needs It

“Balanced' is a code for 'denied': a right to free speech that must be 'balanced' against so exhaustive a list of other supposed values means a right that can be exercised only when those in power judge that the speech in question is innocuous to them.”

Mean Values Freedom Power Judging Speech Lists Code Denied Censorship Balanced Free Speech

Author:Ronald Dworkin

“Like language, a code of manners can be used with more or less skill, for laudable or for evil purposes, to express a great variety of ideas and emotions. In itself, it carries no moral value, but ignorance in use of this tool is not a sign of virtue.”

Ideas Use Used Purpose Values Evil Language Emotion Moral Virtue Ignorance Skills Tools Variety Manners Code Carrie Moral Values

Book:Common courtesy: in which Miss Manners solves the problem that baffled Mr. Jefferson

Source: Common courtesy: in which Miss Manners solves the problem that baffled Mr. Jefferson