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A Native American elder once described his own inner struggl

A Native American elder once described his own inner struggles in this manner: Inside of me there are two dogs. One of the dogs is mean and evil. The other dog is good. The mean dog fights the good dog all the time. When asked which dog wins, he reflected for a moment and replied, The one I feed the most.

George Bernard Shaw

Humanity Conscience Self Determination Good And Evil Native Americans

The decision by the seven-man majority in Roe v. Wade has so

The decision by the seven-man majority in Roe v. Wade has so far been made to stick. But the Court's decision has by no means settled the debate. Instead, Roe v. Wade has become a continuing prod to the conscience of the nation.

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Conscience is the voice of the soul; the passions of the bod

Conscience is the voice of the soul; the passions of the body.

Jean Jacques Rousseau

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Dogma gives a charter to mistake, but the very breath of sci

Dogma gives a charter to mistake, but the very breath of science is a contest with mistake, and must keep the conscience alive.

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The safest course is to do nothing against one's conscience.

The safest course is to do nothing against one's conscience. With this secret, we can enjoy life and have no fear from death.

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The only tyrant I accept in this world is the 'still small v

The only tyrant I accept in this world is the 'still small voice' within me. And even though I have to face the prospect of being a minority of one, I humbly believe I have the courage to be in such a hopeless minority.

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The chief prerequisite for a escort is to have a flexible co

The chief prerequisite for a escort is to have a flexible conscience and an inflexible politeness.

Marguerite Blessington

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If you look into your own heart, you find nothing wrong ther

If you look into your own heart, you find nothing wrong there, what is there to fear?

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No ear can hear nor tongue can tell the tortures of the inwa

No ear can hear nor tongue can tell the tortures of the inward hell!

Lord (George Gordon) Byron

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Conscience was the barmaid of the Victorian soul. Recognizin

Conscience was the barmaid of the Victorian soul. Recognizing that human beings were fallible and that their failings, though regrettable, must be humored, conscience would permit, rather ungraciously perhaps, the indulgence of a number of carefully selected desires.

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Conscience -- the only incorruptible thing about us.

Conscience -- the only incorruptible thing about us.

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Conscience is a man's compass.

Conscience is a man's compass.

Vincent Van Gogh

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I feel bad that I don't feel worse.

I feel bad that I don't feel worse.

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A man's moral conscience is the curse he had to accept from

A man's moral conscience is the curse he had to accept from the gods in order to gain from them the right to dream.

William Faulkner

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