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moral universe

Noun

Meaning

moral universe (plural moral universes)

The moral nature of the universe as a whole in relation to human life, or a specific moral code.

Source: en.wiktionary.org

Examples

The arm of the moral universe is long, but it bends towards justice. Martin Luther King Jr.

Justice demands integrity. It's to have a moral universe - not only know what is right or wrong but to put things in perspective, weigh things. Justice is different from violence and retribution; it requires complex accounting. Bell hooks

There are no trifles in the moral universe of God. Speak me a word to-day; ? it shall go ringing on through the ages. William Morley Punshon

Haven't you ever seen a 3-year-old when he makes a foolish blunder? He looks at whatever child or adult is nearby and screams at him "Look at what you made me do!" That's the moral universe that [they] always lived in. Orson Scott Card

Two things inspire me to awe -- the starry heavens above and the moral universe within. Albert Einstein

Making the truth public is a form of justice. This is a moral universe and you've got to take account of the fact that truth and lies and goodness and evil are things that matter. Desmond Tutu

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