Research suggests that we are hard-wired with a strong and intuitive moral impulse — an urge to help others that is every bit as basic as the selfish urges that get all the press.
Religious groups of all stripes, including Christians in Korea and Muslims in Indonesia, have attacked the gender-bending singer for corrupting the nations' morals, urging their compatriots to stay away which I guess will make her fans want to go even more.
"The moral simplification urge is an extraordinarily powerful one, especially in this country, where imperial guilt can lead to self-flagellation," he explains.
Before Mrs. Bachmann spoke, Mr. Falwell, whose father also founded the Moral Majority, urged students to register to vote.
As Grimes struggles to lead his motley group of survivors, Walsh consistently challenges his moral compass — urging bloodshed and abandon where Grimes advocates caution.
It was well conceived for prosperity and for a president with an eye for constituent service, but without great moral authority to urge sacrifice.
The refusal of some members of the European Union to use their so-called moral authority to urge Iraqis to vote is petty, spiteful and small-minded.
"The application of the death penalty at home will only make the government lose its moral legitimacy to urge other countries to free Indonesian nationals who are on death row".
Even if they were inclined to do so, neither Trump nor senior officials in his Administration will have the moral authority to urge other nations to guarantee equal treatment for women, or for religious and ethnic minorities; or to accept desperate refugees from war-torn countries; or to respect a free press.
The Athenians disregard any moral talk and urge the Melians to look at the facts that is, to recognize their military inferiority, to consider the potential consequences of their decision, and to think about their own survival (5.87; 5.101).
