voice of conscience

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Noun1.voice of conscience - an inner voice that judges your behaviorvoice of conscience - an inner voice that judges your behavior
conscience, moral sense, scruples, sense of right and wrong - motivation deriving logically from ethical or moral principles that govern a person's thoughts and actions
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This feeling was so unexpected and so strange that he did not believe it was the voice of conscience telling him that what he was meaning to do was wrong.
It was no generous impulse - no kind relentings that led me to this - nor even the fear of what might be the consequences to myself, if I finished my assault upon the squire by leaving him thus neglected, and exposed to further injury; it was, simply, the voice of conscience; and I took great credit to myself for attending so promptly to its dictates - and judging the merit of the deed by the sacrifice it cost, I was not far wrong.
If you had listened to the voice of conscience and heeded the stings of remorse before you had urged your diabolical vengeance to this extremity, Frankenstein would yet have lived."
In an indirect attack on Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Meira said she failed to understand why, despite their "tremendous majority in Parliament and given their hold in the government," NDA leaders were "only talking and trying to distance themselves (from communal incidents) and no action is seen on the ground." Appealing to the MLAs to listen to their inner voice, she said, "The inner voice of conscience carries more weight than numbers when people decide on moral ground and on grounds of principles and ethics and philosophy." Besides Chief Minister Mukul Sangma, Leader of Opposition Donkupar Roy was present.
Asked whether she stood a chance as the arithmetic in the electoral college was in favour of the country's ruling National Democratic Alliance, she said: "I have appealed to the voice of conscience. In my view, conscience carries much more weight than numbers and in this ideological battle, I am convinced that as we go from day to day more and more people will be convinced about their ideology and listen to their voice of conscience."
Earlier, Meira Kumar had said "Anybody fighting for an ideology and appealing to the voice of conscience cannot be a scapegoat.
He was a friend of Reinhold Niebuhr, the influential Christian voice of conscience, and many others.
Little Peach Pit is encouraged by a small voice of conscience inside to persevere, which means to keep on trying until you reach your goal.
We ask God to accept their spilled blood and provide us with a voice of conscience to call upon political leaders of all sides to tighten the bonds of national unity."
John Arlott was irreplaceable, a force of nature who became as much a voice of conscience as a unique broadcaster.
Widely seen as the most influential figure in post-war cricket, and revered as a voice of conscience in a sport often riven by politics and self-interest, Benaud's loss was a "sad day for Australia", Abbott said.
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