Quotes About Values

Governments do not make ideals, but ideals make governments.

You shall not press down upon the brow of labor this crown of thorns; you shall not crucify mankind upon a cross of gold.

The Chinese government knows that what I am teaching is good and that I am teaching people to have high moral values.

In my view, the Christian religion is the most important and one of the first things in which all children, under a free government ought to be instructed.

I want our government to encourage and protect freedom as well as our traditions of faith and family.

Organize one's values in the order of their worth

The happiness of every country depends upon the character of its people, rather than the form of its government.

Frankly, I'm fed up with politicians in Washington lecturing the rest of us about family values. Our families have values. But our government doesn't.

[V]irtue or morality is a necessary spring of popular government.

In all those things which deal with people, be liberal, be human. In all those things which deal with the people's money or their economy or their form of government, be conservative.

The worst government is the most moral.

I know of no existing nation that deserves to live, and I know of very few individuals.

The good guys had to operate on a higher level than the killers--just for society to keep track of who was who.

Defend the church. Defend the family. Defend the non-profit community. Defend them against a government that wants to weaken them.

Christian conservatives care about their families eating. They're concerned about energy independence. They're concerned about functional government.

Government-run schools can't instill morals and character.

No government or social system is so evil that its people must be considered as lacking in virtue.

We can not continue to allow this over reliance on government to replace the cornerstone institution that has made the American experience possible.

While many governments and well-meaning individuals have redefined marriage, the Lord has not.

The First Amendment is about how we govern ourselves - not about how we titillate ourselves sexually.

Doing what's right isn't the problem. It's knowing what's right.

I was a Democrat before I was a Republican before I became an independent and I never changed my principles.

Cleanliness and order are not matters of instinct; they are matters of education, and like most great things, you must cultivate a taste for them.

Being brilliant is no great feat if you respect nothing.