Absolute power corrupts absolutely – UPSC Ethics
Example: Disproportionate and excessive use of lethal force against protesters outside the Sterlite Copper Plant. “Absolute power corrupts absolutely. And […]
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Martin Luther King Jr – UPSC Ethics Thinkers
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s ideas for a more inclusive society and polity assume significance amid the persisting racial discrimination in the US that resulted in the Black Lives Matter
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Tacitus – UPSC Ethics Thinkers
“The more corrupt the state, the more numerous the Laws.” – Publius Tacitus Comment on the statement in the light
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Rabindra Nath Tagore – UPSC Ethics Thinkers
“I slept and dreamt that life was joy. I awoke and saw that life was service. I acted and behold,
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Socrates – UPSC Ethics Thinkers
“Once made equal to man, woman becomes his superior.” – Socrates Comment on the statement in the light of contemporary
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The only true wisdom is in knowing you know nothing – Socrates – UPSC Ethics Thinkers
“The only true wisdom is in knowing you know nothing.” Socrates Examine the meaning of quote and its significance for
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Schopenhauer – UPSC Ethics Thinkers
“Almost all of our sorrows spring out of our relations with other people.” – Schopenhauer Do you agree with this
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Ramakrishna – Vivekananda – UPSC Ethics Thinkers
Throw light on the relevance of the teachings of Ramkrishna Paramahansa and Swami Vivekananda to India‟s youth today. (200 Words)
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Plato – UPSC Ethics Thinkers
Given below are quotations and for each of these bring out what it means to you in present context
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Nietzsche – UPSC Ethics Thinkers
“A moral system valid for all is basically immoral.” ― Friedrich Nietzsche What do you understand by the above statement?