“Conscience is the voice of Man, ingrained into our heart, commanding us to work for Man.”— William Kingdon Clifford
“I think that when statesmen forsake their own private conscience for the sake of their public duties, they lead their country by a short route to chaos.”— Robert Bolt
“And when we stand before God, and you are sent to Paradise for doing according to your conscience, and I am damned for not doing according to mine, will you come with me, for fellowship?”— Robert Bolt
“Conscience is a man's judgment of himself, according to the judgment of God of him.”— William Ames
“Conscience, what art thou? Thou tremendous power! Who dost inhabit us without our leave.”— Joanna Baillie
“A good conscience is a port which is land-locked on every side, where no winds can possibly invade.”— Anna Laetitia Barbauld
“A man who does not consult his conscience before he acts is not a man of integrity.”— Pierre Bayle
“I now see that it is a case where a man is faced with a conflict of loyalties... I chose to follow my conscience.”— Anthony Blunt
“It was a case of political conscience against loyalty to country. I chose conscience.”— Anthony Blunt