They say the state should not impose on its citizens a preferred way of life, but should leave them as free as possible to choose their own values and ends, consistent with a similar liberty for others.
Michael SandelHuman beings are empowered to exercise dominion over nature and even to be participants in creation; and yet, at the same time, there are strictures against idolatry, which is a kind of overreaching and confusing human beings' role with God's.
Michael SandelThere are some religious traditions that view human beings as participants in creation. This is true of the Jewish tradition, from which I come.
Michael SandelIt's ultimately the purpose of education to cultivate the love of learning for its own sake.
Michael Sandel