Quotes About Ethics

Politics is not a healthy lifestyle.

I undertake that, in the exercise of my functions of that office I will have regard to any guidance with respect to ethical standards issued by the secretary of state under Section 66 of the Greater London Authority Act 1999.

That free will was demonstrated in the placing of temptation before man with the command not to eat of the fruit of the tree which would give him a knowledge of good and evil, with the disturbing moral conflict to which that awareness would give rise.

There is no excuse for perjury - never, never, never. There is truth, and the truth demands respect.

How far should one accept the rules of the society in which one lives To put it another way: at what point does conformity become corruption Only by answering such questions does the conscience truly define itself.

Whoever gossips to you will gossip of you"; "It is easier to be critical than correct"- avoid criticism about other officers, and never vent destructive criticism of your service, your unit, or your superiors.

Sins of omission, Louis said. You don't believe in sins. I believe there are failures of character, like I said before. That's a sin.

If you do good, people will accuse you of selfish ulterior motives. Do good anyway.

Continue to contaminate your own bed, and you will one night suffocate in your own waste. " — Chief Seattle Suqwamish and Duwamish T

The fear o' hell 's a hangman's whip To haud the wretch in order; But where ye feel your honour grip, Let that aye be your border.

Never buy anything from someone who is out of breath.

We're going to keep trying to strengthen the American family. To make them more like the Waltons and less like the Simpsons.

To those men and women in business, remember the ultimate end of your work: to make a better product, to create better lives. I ask you to plan for the longer term and avoid that temptation of quick and easy paper profits.

I don't think you should support the death penalty to seek revenge. I don't think that's right. I think the reason to support the death penalty is because it saves other people's lives.

Just remember it's the birds that's supposed to suffer, not the hunter.

While we must devote enormous energy to conquering disease, it is equally important that we pay attention to the moral concerns raised by the new frontier of human embryo stem cell research. Even the most noble ends do not justify any means.

Barney spotted our neighbor's lawn, where he promptly took care of his business. There I was, the former president of the United States, with a plastic bag on my hand, picking up that which I had been dodging for the past eight years.

Embryonic stem cell research is at the leading edge of a series of moral hazards.

A teacher once described the Haitians in her class as very obedient and polite. I said that's because their families will beat them if they get in trouble. Sensing my disapproval, she said it is good that they discipline their kids. Yes, but it can be taken too far when they instill fear of authority and beat the spirit out of their children.

I wouldn't ever set out to hurt anyone deliberately unless it was, you know, important -- like a league game or something.

I'm glad I was raised as a Baptist, because I got my conscience installed early.

For Justice, though she's painted blind, Is to the weaker side inclin'd.

So in the wicked there's no vice Of which the saints have not a spice.

Compound for sins they are inclin'd to, By damning those they have no mind to.