For my own part, I wish the bald eagle had not been chosen the representative of our country. He is a bird of bad moral character. He does not get his living honestly.

In matters of truth and justice, there is no difference between large and small problems, for issues concerning the treatment of people are all the same.

No such thing as a man willing to be honest – that would be like a blind man willing to see.

Evil is the product of the ability of humans to make abstract that which is concrete.

If a man is proud of his wealth, he should not be praised until it is known how he employs it.

If you want to see the true measure of a man, watch how he treats his inferiors, not his equals.

I never promise anything. I don’t promise anything to my mum. I don’t promise anything to the supporters.

I am prepared to die, but there is no cause for which I am prepared to kill.

There’s one way to find out if a man is honest – ask him. If he says, ‚Yes,‘ you know he is a crook.

I look to a day when people will not be judged by the color of their skin, but by the content of their character.

We often want one thing and pray for another, not telling the truth even to the gods.

That man is not truly brave who is afraid either to seem or to be, when it suits him, a coward.

Children say that people are hung sometimes for speaking the truth.

There is a blessed necessity by which the interest of men is always driving them to the right; and, again, making all crime mean and ugly.

I believe that it is better to tell the truth than a lie. I believe it is better to be free than to be a slave. And I believe it is better to know than to be ignorant.

Chastity does not mean abstention from sexual wrong; it means something flaming, like Joan of Arc.

No woman should ever be quite accurate about her age. It looks so calculating.

I deserve respect for the things I did not do.

An individual’s refusal to carry out the criminal acts of his government sets the stage, in the most effective way possible, for the attempt to demonstrate the criminal nature of these acts.

The first and greatest punishment of the sinner is the conscience of sin.

Morality which depends upon the helplessness of a man or woman has not much to recommend it. Morality is rooted in the purity of our hearts.

I think it’s an Irish thing. We don’t really care. We say it as we mean it, and you have to deal with it. The truth is the truth.

A lot of people are afraid to tell the truth, to say no. That’s where toughness comes into play. Toughness is not being a bully. It’s having backbone.

I’ve got nothing to hide.

If what you have done is unjust, you have not succeeded.

The number, the industry, and the morality of the priesthood, and the devotion of the people have been manifestly increased by the total separation of the church from the state.

Better than worshiping gods is obedience to the laws of righteousness.

There is the good and the bad, the great and the low, the just and the unjust. I swear to you that all that will never change.

Every time I say something that’s extremely truthful out loud, it literally breaks the Internet.

If evil be spoken of you and it be true, correct yourself, if it be a lie, laugh at it.

Truth is certainly a branch of morality and a very important one to society.

He that fails in his endeavors after wealth or power will not long retain either honesty or courage.

The thing that alarms me is that there are so many clergymen who say that the so-called ‚new morality‘ is all right. They say we’re living in a new generation; let’s be relevant, let’s change God’s law. Let’s say that adultery is all right under certain circumstances; fornication’s all right under certain circumstances. If it’s ‚meaningful.‘

It is a man’s own mind, not his enemy or foe, that lures him to evil ways.

It takes two to make a murder. There are born victims, born to have their throats cut, as the cut-throats are born to be hanged.

To see what is right and not to do it is want of courage, or of principle.

As long as the people don’t fear the truth, there is hope. For once they fear it, the one who tells it doesn’t stand a chance. And today, truth is still beautiful… but so frightening.

You’ve all seen over the last eight years what President Obama means to this country. He is the embodiment of honor, resolve, and character – one of the finest presidents we have ever had.

Anyone who doesn’t take truth seriously in small matters cannot be trusted in large ones either.

I was gratified to be able to answer promptly, and I did. I said I didn’t know.

I think God gives every one of us our own will, and unfortunately, some people choose to do evil things with it.

Half a truth is often a great lie.

Success consecrates the most offensive crimes.

We can’t just choose to tell some facts and not others because we don’t want to upset people. We have to tell it like it is.

Out of suffering have emerged the strongest souls; the most massive characters are seared with scars.

Integrity without knowledge is weak and useless, and knowledge without integrity is dangerous and dreadful.

Ingratitude is the essence of vileness.

Let’s pray that the human race never escapes from Earth to spread its iniquity elsewhere.

I think that the Bible teaches that homosexuality is a sin, but the Bible also teaches that pride is a sin, jealousy is a sin, and hate is a sin, evil thoughts are a sin. So I don’t think that homosexuality should be chosen as the overwhelming sin that we are doing today.

Lenience will operate with greater force, in some instances than rigor. It is therefore my first wish to have all of my conduct distinguished by it.

How can sincerity be a condition of friendship? A taste for truth at any cost is a passion which spares nothing.

Why lie? I’m not going to be a hypocrite and say the opposite of what I think, like some others do.

The most interesting information comes from children, for they tell all they know and then stop.

To say that you can kill in the name of God is blasphemy.

I think what’s important is for us to decipher what is honest and what is dishonest and be accepting of those things and not operating from fear.

I am who I am and I say what I think. I’m not putting a face on for the record.

The willow which bends to the tempest, often escapes better than the oak which resists it; and so in great calamities, it sometimes happens that light and frivolous spirits recover their elasticity and presence of mind sooner than those of a loftier character.

A man is great by deeds, not by birth.

There is nothing in the world more shameful than establishing one’s self on lies and fables.

Character, not circumstances, makes the man.

The greatest legacy one can pass on to one’s children and grandchildren is not money or other material things accumulated in one’s life, but rather a legacy of character and faith.