We feel that our moral principles should be universal, but we simultaneously feel that there is something special about our obligations to our own group, whether it's a family, clan or country.

WSJ: Moral Puzzles That Tots Struggle With | Mind & Matter

After he returned home, King said that he was struck by how Gandhi embodied in his life certain universal principles that are inherent in the moral structure of the universe, and these principles are as inescapable as the law of gravitation.

WHITEHOUSE: Town Hall with Students in Mumbai