At the core of every moral code there is a picture of human nature, a map of the universe, and a version of history. To human nature (of the sort conceived), in a universe (of the kind imagined), after a history (so understood), the rules of the code apply.


The Essential Lippmann: A Political Philosophy for Liberal Democracy (ed. Harvard University Press, 1982) - ISBN: 9780674267756

Walter Lippmann Quotes

At the core of every moral code there is a picture of human nature, a map of the universe, and a version of history. To human nature (of the sort...

At the core of every moral code there is a picture of human nature, a map of the universe, and a version of history. To human nature (of the sort...

At the core of every moral code there is a picture of human nature, a map of the universe, and a version of history. To human nature (of the sort...

At the core of every moral code there is a picture of human nature, a map of the universe, and a version of history. To human nature (of the sort...