Jonathan Haidt

Morality binds people into groups. It gives us tribalism, it gives us genocide, war, and politics. But it also gives us heroism, altruism, and sainthood.

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These are some quotes by American author Jonathan Haidt Psychologist, who was born on October 19, 1963.

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Our moral sense really evolved to bind groups together into teams that can cooperate in order to compete with other teams.

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Economic issues are just as much moral issues as social issues.

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Congress is full of good, decent, smart people who have devoted their lives to public service.

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