Nothing is politically right which is morally wrong.
Daniel O'ConnellRead
Every religion is good—every religion is true to him who in his good caution and conscience believes it.
Interpretation
Every religion holds value for those who genuinely believe in it, guided by their conscience and caution.
This quote by Daniel O'Connell suggests that all religions possess intrinsic goodness because they provide meaning and guidance to their adherents. It emphasizes the subjective nature of belief and highlights the importance of personal conviction and ethical consideration in one's faith, affirming that truth is often shaped by individual perspectives rather than an objective standard.
In practice
In a discussion about the importance of tolerance in a diverse society.
Nothing is politically right which is morally wrong.
My days – the blossom of my youth and the flower of my manhood – have been darkened by the dreariness of servitude. In this my native land – in the land of my sires – I am degraded without fault as an alien and an outcast.
Sometimes the very presence of God is barred by our presuppositions and our intense and constant desire for triumph.
According to the law of nature, wherever there is an awakening of a new and stronger life, there it tries to conquer and take the place of the old and the decaying. Nature favours the dying out of the unfit and the survival of the fittest. The final result of such conflict between the priestly and the other classes has been mentioned already.
It is not he who reviles or strikes you who insults you, but your opinion that these things are insulting.
Perhaps, after all, America never has been discovered. I myself would say that it had merely been detected.
To the well-organized mind, death is but the next great adventure.
Mankind is at its best when it is most free. This will be clear if we grasp the principle of liberty. We must recall that the basic principle is freedom of choice, which saying many have on their lips but few in their minds.
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