Mary McCarthy Quotes on Morality
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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.
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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.
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If someone tells you he is going to make 'a realistic decision,' you immediately understand that he has resolved to do something bad.
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In politics, it seems, retreat is honorable if dictated by military considerations and shameful if even suggested for ethical reasons.