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  • Our ethical judgments express our values. These values are, in the end, for us to decide. Peter Singer, 1999.
  • For the humanist, the moral person is, first of all, an egalitarian and secondly, a utilitarian. Peter Woolcock, 1989.
  • What distinguishes a humanist point of view from most other beliefs and religions is the absence of certainty and dogma. Rosslyn Ives, 1998.
  • Humanism is a rational philosophy informed by science, inspired by art, and motivated by compassion. Affirming the dignity of each human being, it supports the maximization of individual liberty consonant with social and planetary responsibility. American Humanist Association, 2006.

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