4 Mary McCarthy Quotes on Morality

Mary McCarthy quotes on morality

5. The Crucifixion and other historical precedents notwithstanding, many of us still believe that outstanding goodness is a kind of armor, that virtue, seen plain and bare, gives pause to criminality. But perhaps it is the other way around.

11. Is it really so difficult to tell a good action from a bad one? I think one usually knows right away or a moment afterward, in a horrid flash of regret.

18. If someone tells you he is going to make 'a realistic decision,' you immediately understand that he has resolved to do something bad.

24. In politics, it seems, retreat is honorable if dictated by military considerations and shameful if even suggested for ethical reasons.