Quotes About Ethics

Attorneys general, district attorneys, and federal prosecutors have a responsibility to separate their politics from their law enforcement powers.

The dread of evil is a much more forcible principle of human actions than the prospect of good.

Keep the problems of clients and prospects confidential. Divulge information only with their consent.

True generosity is too frequently eaten up by prosperity and riches.

I believe in 'business has a force for good.' You know, business has an impact on society. Of course, it creates jobs. It creates prosperity, but on the other hand, we also leave a negative footprint behind.

There is something about prosperity that brings out the worst in some people.

The prosperity gospel, in its various forms, has always been with us and always will. But that reality is no less problematic for being inescapable.

Because I have experienced a prosperous, healthy and happy existence, I must have been a decent person in a past life.

You can't do people wrong. You can't do people dirty or put people's life in jeopardy and expect to walk away freely and just continue to live this happy and prosperous life. That's not how the universe and the way of life works.

Look around you and you see plenty of prosperous businessmen splurging money like there was no tomorrow but paying no taxes.

In most shows, there's usually a hero or a protagonist, and even if there are multiple heroes or protagonists, most shows try and make it so you really always know who's the good guy and who's the bad guy.

Having been raised by actors who love moral ambiguity and flawed protagonists, I feel like it's sort of in the blood to want to take it on.

I saw a lot of people have success handed to them that then exploited it. They didn't protect it or cherish it.

My job is to protect the integrity of the NFL and to make sure the game is as safe as possible.

We are all, in a sense, experts on secrecy. From earliest childhood we feel its mystery and attraction. We know both the power it confers and the burden it imposes. We learn how it can delight, give breathing space and protect.

I only want to protect animals from barbarous, cruel, inhuman and backward rituals.

Life has to be protected. It is precarious. I would even go so far as to say that precarious life is, in a way, a Jewish value for me.

If you or I fail at business, we fail. If we cheat and fail, we go to jail. But if you're rich and politically connected, your incompetence may be protected by a government bailout.

But I know newspapers. They have the first amendment and they can tell any lie knowing it's a lie and they're protected if the person's famous or it's a company.

If the American people - pro-choice and pro-life - cannot agree with the basic concept that the life of a baby born alive following a botched abortion should be protected, then when do the rights of these babies begin?

Protecting our planet is a moral imperative.

Many Americans do not want persons who openly engage in homosexual conduct as partners in their business, as scoutmasters for their children, as teachers in their children's schools, or as boarders in their home. They view this as protecting themselves and their families from a lifestyle that they believe to be immoral and destructive.

The national Democratic Party has embraced abortion on demand. I believe this position is wrong in principle and out of the mainstream of our party's historic commitment to protecting the powerless.

My district is well-acquainted with my commitment to protecting innocent human life.