Never do anything against conscience even if the state demands it.
Interpretation
Always act according to your moral principles, regardless of external pressures.
This quote emphasizes the importance of personal integrity and the necessity of adhering to one's conscience, even in the face of societal or governmental demands. Albert Einstein suggests that true ethical behavior requires individuals to prioritize their moral beliefs over the laws or demands of the state, which may sometimes conflict with their sense of right and wrong.
In practice
In a speech about civil rights, one might quote Einstein to emphasize the importance of standing up for justice.
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If I would follow your advice and Jesus could perceive it, he, as a Jewish teacher, surely would not approve of such behavior.
I want to know all Gods thoughts; all the rest are just details.
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I don't want them to kill no hog . . . . I want a man to go to that chair, on his own two feet.
We are the living graves of murdered beasts, slaughtered to satisfy our appetites. How can we hope in this world to attain the peace we say we are so anxious for?
Gentlemen, welcome to the world of reality β there is no audience. No one to applaud, to admire. No one to see you. Do you understand? Here is the truth β actual heroism receives no ovation, entertains no one. No one queues up to see it. No one is interested.
The greatest minds are capable of the greatest vices as well as of the greatest virtues.
The elevation of parochial values to the realm of the sacred is a license to dismiss other people's interests, and an imperative to reject the possibility of compromise
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