As my poor father used to say In 1863, Once people start on all this Art Goodbye, moralitee!
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- The speaker mocks a father’s cynical advice to abandon moral concerns.
- In plain terms
- A father tells people to say goodbye to morality.
- What can you take from it?
- Beware of dismissing moral values as outdated.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- Why would someone reject morality?
- What are the consequences of moral nihilism?
Another view
The quote is vague and lacks context.
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