Lawrence Kohlberg

"Justice is the virtue that enables all other virtues to flourish in community."

"We grow morally when we are challenged to consider perspectives we have never previously entertained."

"The person who achieves the highest moral stage acts from commitment to universal human rights."

"Moral education must engage the heart as well as the mind."

"The capacity to take the role of the other is essential to all moral development."

"In a just society, institutions are arranged to support the moral development of all citizens."

"We become truly free when we govern ourselves according to principles we have reasoned through."

"Moral progress is not automatic; it requires deliberate effort and commitment."

"The ultimate goal of moral development is the ability to act justly in all circumstances."

"Real moral growth comes when we are forced to reconsider assumptions we have always held."

"Justice requires that we extend the same concern for others' welfare as we have for our own."

"The development of moral reasoning parallels the development of intellectual reasoning."

"We advance morally when we learn to balance respect for persons with concern for the common good."

"Moral maturity is achieved when we can act justly even when it costs us personally."

"The capacity for moral growth is what gives us hope for the future of humanity."

"Justice is not a luxury but a necessity for human flourishing."

"We understand our own moral development best by studying how people reason about real dilemmas."

"The stages of moral development reveal an underlying structure to human moral consciousness."

"Moral education aims at developing autonomous agents who can reason about what is right."

"True respect for persons means honoring their capacity and right to make moral choices."

"Society progresses morally to the extent that its members develop the capacity for justice."

"We fail in our responsibility to the young if we do not help them develop moral reasoning."

"Justice is the principle that allows individuals with different interests to live together peacefully."

"Moral growth is painful precisely because it requires us to transcend our narrow self-interest."

"The highest moral principle is the recognition of the equal dignity and worth of all persons."

"We advance morally when we learn that true strength lies in commitment to what is right."

"Moral development cannot be separated from the development of the whole person."

"Justice requires that we listen carefully to those whose perspectives differ from our own."

"The capacity to reason morally is the capacity that makes genuine community possible."

"We become fully human when we develop the ability to act according to universal moral principles."