![Our search for such [moral] principles can start with . . . the unconditional imperative to acknowledge every person as a person. If we ask for the contents given by this absolute, we find, first, something negative-the command not to treat a person as a thing. This seems little, but it is much. It is the core of the principle of justice.](/assets/img/quote-photos/our-search-for-such-moral-principles-can-start-with-the-unconditional-imp.jpg)
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Our search for such [moral] principles can start with . . . the unconditional imperative to acknowledge every person as a person. If we ask for the contents given by this absolute, we find, first, something negative-the command not to treat a person as a thing. This seems little, but it is much. It is the core of the principle of justice. Paul Tillich
justice terrible
It would be a terrible miscarriage of justice if they're convicted. Mayer Morganroth
justice taste victims
This is the first taste of justice that the victims have received.
justice seen worst
This is probably the worst miscarriage of justice I've seen in 34 years of practice. Julian Mack
justice suffering doe
We are vegans not simply because being vegan will reduce suffering. We are vegan because every sentient being values her or his life even if no one else does. We are vegan because justice minimally requires that we not take life for trivial purposes. Gary L. Francione
justice citizens world
The world would be a paradise of peace and justice if global citizens shared a common definition of love which would guide our thoughts and action. bell hooks
justice people damage
So here we have it. The equivocating distinction between civilisation and savagery, between the "massacre of innocent people" or, if you like, "a clash of civilisations" and "collateral damage". The sophistry and fastidious algebra of infinite justice. Arundhati Roy
justice social-justice social
There is no justice in social justice, and there is no equality in social equality. Brad Thor
justice doe three
We see neither justice nor injustice which does not change its nature with change in climate. Three degrees of latitude reverse all jurisprudence; a meridian decides the truth. Blaise Pascal
justice atheism virtue
There is only one virtue, justice; only one duty, to be happy; only one corollary, not to overvalue life and not to fear death. Denis Diderot
negative
We had back-to-back negative years in the market, and this mimics the market. It's very discouraging for people.
negative
We wanted out of it. It was the most negative thing in the world. Patrick Stump
negative
Better to be called something positive and inspirational than something negative. Donnie Yen
negative negative-consequences consequence
Everything has positive and negative consequences. Farrah Fawcett
negative people shows worse
People look at it in a negative way. It shows things were worse than we thought they were.
negative turns
It's amazing how a competitive nature can turn a negative into something positive. Barry Mann
negative feedback performances
Negative feedback effected amplifier performance significantly. Harold Stephen Black
negative heuristics research
Research programmes, besides their negative heuristic, are also characterized by their positive heuristic. Imre Lakatos
negative painted type
I don't want to get painted as a negative quote. I want to be positive. I'm a (glass) half-full type of guy.