The great philosopher Kant once said that there were two things that continually filled him with wonder: the starry heavens above him and the moral law within him.
Hitchens would often concede that he did believe in an absolute moral law- that people really should be good and nice to each other and respectful and peaceful.
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Like him I, too, continually wonder at the moral law within me, which dictates my conduct, or perhaps I ought to say the ideals of conduct, which I wish I could fulfill.
Today's high unemployment levels could make the hiring of criminals something of a moral outrage when law-abiding citizens can't get jobs.
He vigorously dissented from both Romer and Lawrence, arguing for the right of a democratic majority to embody its moral views in the law.
So even though the Constitution favors religious practices over merely moral preferences, constitutional law and American common sense approve of defending shared lifestyle commitments and convictions.
Indeed, violence isn't so much the choice of free moral agents as a law of nature that flows as predictably from certain circumstances as rivers flow to the sea.
Third is ignorance among these armies of administrators of both First Amendment law and, perhaps more importantly, the moral principles and philosophy upon which that law is based.
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But, as is often the case, the passage of a law mandated this moral position.
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"We simply don't take the law as a moral compass, " he says.
It does mean we possess many tools -- diplomatic and political, and economic and financial, and intelligence and law enforcement and our moral suasion -- and using these tools over the past three years, I believe -- I know -- that we have saved countless lives.
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We need to believe that people have a sense of duty born of moral and ethical principle rather than the law.
The task force will need moral authority, as much as international law, to extend its reach beyond its own members and sister groups.
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If they violate the law of chastity and the moral standards of the church, then they are subject to the discipline of the church.
Many of those who object to the change in the law don't point to moral concerns.
Tax havens also play a very valuable moral role by providing high-quality rule of law in an uncertain world, offering a financial refuge for people who live in nations where governments are incompetent and corrupt.
If there's not the financial support, the moral support, you're not going to finish law school.
Capitalism and enterprise, under the rule of law and with broad participation, is profoundly moral.
Thus it would seem that the industry has a strong moral and legal justification to ask the government to enforce copyright law more effectively.
Its exact form is not yet clear, but it seems likely that legislation will be approved later this year, against approving background noise from politicians lamenting the moral decline that has led to widespread abuse of the old bankruptcy law.
The Thomas More Law Center defends and promotes America's Christian heritage and moral values, including the religious freedom of Christians, time-honored family values, and the sanctity of human life.
Even though civic responsibility cannot be mandated by law or regulation, any visionary executive will consider it a moral obligation and will lead his company to become a volunteer partner with government to build a fairer society.
He said although employers were within the law by not paying the living wage, there was a "moral aspect".
The moral of both Sophy and Bronstein is obvious: when it comes to tax law, nothing is as simple as it seems.
After he returned home, King said that he was struck by how Gandhi embodied in his life certain universal principles that are inherent in the moral structure of the universe, and these principles are as inescapable as the law of gravitation.
Lucky for us, American visual artists have a law, the Visual Artist Rights Act (VARA), which grants moral rights to visual artists.
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We should offer an example of moral leadership in the world, committed to treat people humanely, abide by the rule of law, and be generous and caring to our neighbors.
Notwithstanding the provisions of paragraph 2 above, public entertainments may be subject by law to prior censorship for the sole purpose of regulating access to them for the moral protection of childhood and adolescence.
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