Morally
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359 examples of Morally in a sentence
For it is not only
morally
wrong to leave nations and communities feeling marginalized and without voice; it is a recipe for frustration, rage, and terrorism.
Mainstream politicians are often feckless and corrupt
(morally
if not legally), special interests do have mighty and illegitimate powers, and legislatures are often cretinous.
It also resurrected the unwarranted claim that global warming was to blame for such events, together with the
morally
irresponsible argument that we should help future hurricane victims by cutting CO2 emissions.
If we want to reduce hurricane damage, should we focus primarily on a very cheap solution that would enable us to handle storm surges much better within a few years, or on an incredibly expensive solution that would require almost a hundred years to avoid nine millimeters of 7.5-meter surges?The
morally
defensible answer is clear, and it has nothing to do with immediate reductions in CO2 emissions.
The
morally
defensible answer is clear, and it has nothing to do with immediate reductions in CO2 emissions.
Legally, morally, politically, and militarily, it has only one justification: protecting Libyans from the kind of murderous harm that Qaddafi inflicted on unarmed protestors four weeks ago; has continued to inflict on those who oppose him in the areas that his forces control; and has promised to inflict on his opponents in Benghazi and other rebel-held territory.
Enabling a president who is clearly a danger to democracy for the sake of immediate financial gain is unpatriotic and
morally
reprehensible.
They are not against representative democracy as such: they just want different representatives – people whom they consider
morally
pure.
But when it comes to essential resources – such as water – this approach becomes
morally
repugnant.
As a former citizen of a country – the Soviet Union – that was
morally
and politically corrupted by propaganda, I am well aware of the damage that can be done by weaponized “news.”
Morally, pragmatically, and politically, he was right.
But feeding anti-American sentiment, however unintentionally, into the European construction would be intellectually dishonest,
morally
suspect, and politically dangerous for all freedom-loving Europeans.
Shouldn’t economists ask themselves whether it is
morally
justifiable to provide even strictly technical advice to self-dealing, corrupt, or undemocratic governments?
Advice or scholarship that allows authoritarian governments to avoid conflict with other countries would be
morally
acceptable in most cases.
The irony - indeed, the tragedy - is that few policies are so inequitable and
morally
iniquitous as those that propose huge burdens on today’s generation, particularly its poorer members, in order to prevent what will be at worst an insignificant reduction in the incomes of future generations - who will, in any case, be far richer than we are today.
And comparable Orthodox ideas about communal solidarity (Russian sobornost ) make it difficult to accept capitalism, because competition and individual entrepreneurship are seen as a
morally
repulsive expression of ruthlessness and greed.
The behaviorist psychology it drew upon has long expired, and the fear that science will be used to make, or even force, people to be
morally
better now sounds old-fashioned.
Should we use our growing scientific understanding of the basis of human morality to try to make people
morally
better?
But this does not mean that we are
morally
good, or good enough.
We could all be
morally
better, but it is clear that this traditional approach cannot take us much further.
But it is also true that although some people are eager to take pills that make them feel better or think faster, it is not so obvious that people would really want to take pills that would make them
morally
better.
It is not clear that people really want to be
morally
better.
Failure to make the needed investments in food access, nutrition, and sustainability is
morally
– and economically – unjustifiable.
For punishment of systematic, historical human rights crimes as a matter of government policy is only
morally
justified if it is designed to protect society from greater evils in the future.
Using migrants to provide for the needs of natives, but without letting the migrants share all the benefits, is
morally
unattractive.
But while the ethical basis of Neo-Confucianism was crucial, the Chinese also understood the need for a
morally
motivated bureaucracy, and thus perfected in the seventh century the world’s first examination system for selecting bureaucrats, with the Confucian canon as the syllabus.
Morally, this is no different from permitting the construction of an unsafe dam or knowingly administering a contaminated vaccine.
Our failure to alleviate their plight is
morally
reprehensible.
Russia might not be a superpower anymore; but, according to Putin, it represents a
morally
superior civilization battling America’s foreign-policy recklessness, malevolent economic practices, and moral depravity.
Moreover, while the US view that Assad should not remain in power may be
morally
compelling, America’s official policy toward Syria should leave that decision to the Syrian people.
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