moral
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Far too lofty, but I had a high school teacher who used to shout, “We’re not teaching you rules, we’re handing you a moral, ethical code.”
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 1, 2026
Instead of blanket-dismissing tech entrepreneurs or wholesale manifesting a god in the machine, Pope Leo has sought a careful, studied, moral middle ground: one that encourages technological progress but upholds human dignity above all.
From Slate • May 28, 2026
Pope Leo’s first encyclical makes the moral case for humanity against ungoverned AI.
From Slate • May 28, 2026
A sympathetic observer might fairly wonder what the point is of a grand moral pronouncement—one issued by the pope or any religious figure—that doesn’t offend or seriously challenge honored cultural arbiters.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 27, 2026
The very notion that Jefferson should feel himself the injured party with the moral leverage to forgive her husband was a preposterous presumption.
From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis
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