Quote 1: Conscience is the unified voice of reason and the heart, distinguishing good from evil. Yet, the intellect must deepen its grasp of their essence and their boundaries.
: The author defines conscience as the unified voice of reason and the heart, the inner faculty that enables us to distinguish good from evil. It is not merely emotion or cold logic alone, but the harmonious integration of both.
However, the author emphasizes that this voice is not self-sufficient. The intellect must continually deepen its understanding of the true essence of good and evil, as well as the often subtle boundaries between them. Without this ongoing intellectual refinement, conscience risks becoming vague, inconsistent, or swayed by cultural biases and personal desires.
Reason provides clarity and universality; the heart provides warmth and moral sensitivity. When both are cultivated together, conscience becomes a reliable guide. When either is neglected, it falters.
Thus, moral life demands more than listening to conscience. It requires the active, lifelong work of sharpening the mind so that the voice of conscience grows clearer, wiser, and more trustworthy over time.
Quote 2: Conscience is the child of reason and the heart, nurtured by long social evolution, in the service of good and justice.
: The author offers a beautiful and insightful definition of conscience. It is not an innate mystical voice, nor a purely rational calculation, but the child of reason and the heart.
Reason provides clarity, logic, and the ability to discern right from wrong with intellectual honesty. The heart contributes warmth, empathy, and the intuitive sense of justice and compassion. Conscience emerges from the union of these two faculties.
This “child” has been nurtured over long centuries of social evolution. Through shared experience, moral reflection, cultural development, and the slow accumulation of wisdom, humanity has refined its inner moral sense. Conscience is therefore both deeply personal and profoundly collective.
Its purpose is clear: to serve good and justice. It is the internal guardian that urges us to act with integrity even when it is difficult, to choose kindness when selfishness would be easier, and to stand for what is right when silence would be safer.
In this view, conscience is one of humanity’s highest achievements, a living synthesis of thought and feeling, shaped by history, and oriented toward the betterment of ourselves and our world.
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『BETTER MAN』(3/28公開)試写。ロビー・ウィリアムスの半生を描いた、伝記ミュージカル映画。主人公のロビーはサルに扮し「サ…サ…サル?」ってなるが、不思議と慣れてくる。終盤、サルであることをもはや忘れている。スターの自惚れ、そして更生、マイケル・グレイシーのミュージカル演出は見事。
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John Fetterman has a problem… every time he opens his mouth, he sounds more reasonable than half his party. Then the Senate vote comes and he falls right back in line.
You can’t build a reputation on common sense and keep voting against the convictions you publicly claim to have. Eventually, you have to choose.
Quit sitting on the damn fence, John. If you know your party has lost its way, have the guts to leave it. You might be shocked how many Americans respect you for it.
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El-Sayed assured voters that he was really referring to the head of Sen. John Fetterman (D., Pa.) in defending his remark. Somehow, alluding to the beheading of a staunch defender of Israel was presented as far more reasonable than mass beheading. That is what passes for a moderate in this age of rage.
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🚨 BREAKING: RADICALS LEFT CANDIDATE JUST TOOK OUT LEFTIST DORK DAN GOLDMAN.
Brad Lander (Mamdani-backed) just beat Dan Goldman. Fetterman not even surprised.
These “candidates” want to ABOLISH ICE, police, borders, and prisons. One said “F**k Kamala Harris.” Celebrating Hamas. Anti-Israel to the core. Full-on socialists/communists with Nazi tattoo types winning primaries.
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40 years ago today Cher made her first appearance on ‘Late Night with David Letterman’.
Cher told David she declined to go on the show multiple times, because she thought he was an asshole.
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Kevin Warsh has officially been confirmed as the next Federal Reserve chair, winning Senate approval in a 54-45 vote, the most divided confirmation ever for the role.
Warsh, 56, will replace Jerome Powell, whose term ends Friday, and will take over the central bank as President Donald Trump pushes for lower interest rates while new inflation data makes the path ahead more complicated.
His confirmation ends a months-long search that began in summer 2025. The vote broke almost entirely along party lines, with Pennsylvania Sen. John Fetterman the only Democrat to support him.
Warsh's first Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) meeting as chair is scheduled for June 16-17. He is also set to become the wealthiest Fed chair in modern history, with reported holdings above $100 million. Under newer ethics rules, he will be required to divest many of his investments before taking the role.
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The Senate on Wednesday voted to confirm Kevin Warsh as chairman of the Federal Reserve, marking a victory for President Trump, who has clashed with outgoing Fed chief Jerome Powell repeatedly and urged the central bank to slash interest rates.
The vote was 54-45, with Democratic Sen. John Fetterman of Pennsylvania joining all Republicans in support of Warsh's confirmation.
Warsh's four-year term as Fed chair will begin Friday. Powell has said he will remain a rank-and-file Fed board member for the time being.
Warsh previously served on the Federal Reserve Board of Governors from 2006 to 2011. He then worked as a fellow at Stanford University's Hoover Institution and a partner at billionaire Stanley Druckenmiller's personal investment office.
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