#moral-obligation — Public Fediverse posts
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The basis of our political systems is the right of the people to make and to alter their Constitutions of Government. But the Constitution which at any time exists, ’till changed by an explicit and authentic act of the whole People, is sacredly obligatory upon all. The very idea of the power and the right of the People to establish Government presupposes the duty of every Individual to obey the established Government.
George Washington (1732-1799) American military leader, Founding Father, US President (1789-1797)
Essay (1796-09-17), “Farewell Address,” Claypoole’s American Daily Advertiser, Philadelphia (1796-09-19)Sourcing, notes: wist.info/washington-george/72…
#quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #washington #georgewashington #Constitution #democracy #government #obligation #duty #power #sacredness #selfdetermination #moralobligation
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Everyone who looks at the political landscape and refuses to see that fascism is on the rise again (and that America is playing a leading role this time) needs to take a long hard look into the mirror.
It's happening in plain sight and you need to stop your reality refusal. It's time to act. Get involved in local activism. Get involved in politics. Resist. Fight. It's not necessarily your freedom that's on the line ... yet. But when it comes to that nobody might be left to speak up for you. Speak up now before it's too late!
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Doctors Have a Moral Obligation to Disobey Abortion Bans — Academic medical centers’ lackluster defense of abortion access is moral malpractice. It’s time for civil disobedience.
https://truthout.org/articles/doctors-have-a-moral-obligation-to-disobey-abortion-bans/
#AbortionBans #MoralObligation #CivilDisobedience #AcademicMedicalCenters #AbortionAccess #MoralMalpractice #Politics #News
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Why so much bullshit? Money?
> The characteristic work of the novel is to record the illusion that snobbery generates and to try to penetrate to the truth which, as the novel assumes, lies hidden beneath all the false appearances. #Money, #Snobbery the ideal of status, these become in themselves the objects of fantasy, the support of the fantasies of love, freedom, charm, power...
#LionelTrilling in the book, The #MoralObligation #ToBeIntelligent, essay,
#MannersMorals And #TheNovel
