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Thomas Jefferson on The Practice of Morality

This is worth repeating a thousand times… “where wrong has been done, he who knows and conceals the doer of it makes himself an accomplice, and justly censurable as such.” clipped from etext.virginia.edu “My principle is to do whatever is … Continue reading

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Thomas Jefferson on Moral Utility

Truths that carries with it the force to change our way of thinking and in turn change the way we govern. clipped from etext.virginia.edu “Nature has constituted utility to man the standard and test of virtue. Men living in different … Continue reading

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Thomas Jefferson on Self-Interest and Morality

I said at the beginning of these postings on Jefferson that I thought that his talk on morality mostly related to generalities. I have definitely been challenged in that assumption based on the selective readings I have seen so far. … Continue reading

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Thomas Jefferson on Self-Interest and Morality

Wow! clipped from etext.virginia.edu Self-Interest and Morality “Egoism, in a broader sense, has been… presented as the source of moral action. It has been said that we feed the hungry, clothe the naked, bind up the wounds of the man … Continue reading

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Thomas Jefferson on Moral Principles – The Moral Sense

I especially like Jefferson’s second excerpt here. This is the way I see things. The Internet is God’s greatest act of grace. With it many are finding the truth about many important things that concern us all. With this truth … Continue reading

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Thomas Jefferson on Moral Principles – The Moral Sense

Self-evident truth that carries with it the ability to change our thinking which in turn will change the way we govern. clipped from etext.virginia.edu “I sincerely… believe… in the general existence of a moral instinct. I think it the brightest … Continue reading

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Thomas Jefferson on Moral Principles – The Moral Sense

Self-evident truth that carries with it the force to change our way of thinking and in turn change the way we govern. clipped from etext.virginia.edu “How necessary was the care of the Creator in making the moral principle so much … Continue reading

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