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Albert Einstein

German-born theoretical physicist

1879–1955

95 quotes, most often on Science, God and War & Peace. Part of the Scientists collection.

A man’s ethical behavior should be based effectually on sympathy, education, and social ties; no religious basis is necessary. Man would indeed be in a poor way if he had to be restrained by fear of punishment and hope of reward after death.
Religion and Science (1930)
- Anti-Religion
- Morality
Never do anything against conscience even if the state demands it.
Albert Einstein, as quoted by Virgil Henshaw in Albert Einstein: Philosopher Scientist (1949) edited by Paul A. Schilpp
- Morality
I have expressed an opinion on public issues whenever they appeared to me so bad and unfortunate that silence would have made me feel guilty of complicity.
Address to the Chicago Decalogue Society (20 February 1954)
- Morality
- Talking
To make a goal of comfort or happiness has never appealed to me; a system of ethics built on this basis would be sufficient only for a herd of cattle.
What I Believe (1930)
- Happiness
- Morality
Without “ethical culture,” there is no salvation for humanity.
“The Need for Ethical Culture”, message on the 75th anniversary of the Ethical Culture Society (5 January 1951)
- Morality
I believe, indeed, that overemphasis on the purely intellectual attitude, often directed solely to the practical and factual, in our education, has led directly to the impairment of ethical values.
“The Need for Ethical Culture”, message on the 75th anniversary of the Ethical Culture Society (5 January 1951)
- Education
- Morality

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