Ethics Vs. Morals
The words 'ethics' and 'morals' are frequently used interchangeably.
Morals refer to behavior customary in our culture or society. Morals may change as you move from one society to the next.
Ethics refer to your personal standards of right and wrong. Ethics do not change as you move from one society to the next.
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Famous quotes containing the words ethics and/or morals:
“Such is the brutalization of commercial ethics in this country that no one can feel anything more delicate than the velvet touch of a soft buck.”
—Raymond Chandler (1888–1959)
“A full belly to the labourer was, in my opinion, the foundation of public morals and the only source of real public peace.”
—William Cobbett (1762–1835)