Quotes About Responsibility

In giving freedom to the slave, we assure freedom to the free - honorable alike in that we give and what we preserve. We shall nobly save, or meanly lose, the last best hope of earth.

It is a parent's responsibility to preserve the connection with their children, to preserve the relationship, so that the children can let go and become their own selves.

George Washington sets the nation on its democratic path. Abraham Lincoln preserves it. Franklin Roosevelt sees the nation through depression and war.

I did not become president to be popular. To work, to lead, to protect and preserve our country, our people, that is why I became president.

As a first-generation inheritor, the first mandate is to preserve our family wealth and hopefully increase it.

Just remember that what you earn, grow, and work hard to preserve is your money - it is your money - not the government's.

People of all political persuasions - conservatives, moderates, and liberals alike - need to dedicate themselves once again to preserving the moral foundation of our society.

I think maybe the people in elected positions are more interested in preserving their jobs than in doing the best job possible.

With me it is exceptionally true that the Presidency is no bed of roses.

The presidency is not an office job.

I do think we do have to respect the position of the presidency.

The presidency is more than a popularity contest.

I think that the presidency really brings out the best in a lot of people.

When you see how the President makes political or policy decisions, you see who he is. The essence of the Presidency is decision-making.

The presidency is not an entry-level electoral job.

I think the president should be accessible, should answer questions that aren't pre-screened, but I think there should be a little bit of dignity to the presidency.

It is not patriotic to decide to destroy a new president who was duly elected by an overwhelming margin. It is un-patriotic to resolve to destroy that presidency.

Society leaders have urged me to seek the presidency.

The office of the presidency is what's important, no matter who's in it.

There is a certain kind of sobering, civilizing effect that being president imposes on people. There is a certain kind of dignity with which you comport yourself. As an observer of the presidency, I have to wonder if Trump would follow that pattern.

There are basic lines of human decency, norms to which society generally agrees and to which we adhere, and we continue to see the Trump presidency eroding these lines.

The presidency of the United States is a very unique elected position. So if anything merits a longer vetting process, the presidency does to some extent. In general our election cycles are too long, but this job is so consequential that I don't think it's a bad thing to give people more time to get to know you.

I certainly don't think that it's the job of any journalist to make the presidency work.

As president of the National Assembly, I am fully able and willing to assume the office of the presidency on an interim basis to call for free and fair elections.