The foundation of morality is to have done, once and for all, with lying; to give up pretending to believe that for which there is no evidence, and repeating unintelligible propositions about things beyond the possibilities of knowledge.


"Science and Morals" (1886).

Science and Morals (1886)[mathcs.clarku.edu]

Thomas Henry Huxley Quotes

The foundation of morality is to have done, once and for all, with lying; to give up pretending to believe that for which there is no evidence, and...

The foundation of morality is to have done, once and for all, with lying; to give up pretending to believe that for which there is no evidence, and...

The foundation of morality is to have done, once and for all, with lying; to give up pretending to believe that for which there is no evidence, and...

The foundation of morality is to have done, once and for all, with lying; to give up pretending to believe that for which there is no evidence, and...