Sentence examples for moral compass in from inspiring English sources

We have seen François Hollande set up a cross-party government committee to look into putting more morality into French politics, read Anthony Seldon, Wellington College's Head, bemoan the lack of a "moral compass" in British public schools, and heard leading American public philosopher Michael Sandel continue to decry the moral limits of markets.

The moral compass in Highsmith's thrillers is always jittery, and passion repeatedly leads people to violence.

"There's a moral compass in males that hasn't evolved since Shakespeare's time.

Kantarjian laments that the pharmaceutical industry has "lost its moral compass" in pursuit of increased profits.

He provides the calm moral compass in a film that otherwise flies out in all directions.

Sorry if I wasn't born with a strong work ethic and a moral compass in my mouth.

Join me in asking President Trump and the rest of our government to keep their moral compasses in check and lead with compassion, not fear.

But the luminous surfaces of the film's Italian vistas only emphasize the discrepancy between appearance and reality for Americans who have left their moral compasses in another time zone.

We also see Happy Valley's furious politics about our dented moral compasses, in one of the constables' explanation for her behaviour: "We were always told to take everything they [prostitutes] said with a pinch of salt".

Still, Congress sits on its hands, terrified of losing the financial support of the gun lobby that bankrolls campaigns and delivers victories to politicians who dropped their moral compasses in the swamp of self-interest.

On the other hand, there is nothing like a perp walk or a guilty-as-charged trot in front of a courthouse to keep everybody's moral compass pointed in the right direction.