Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Comment on this quoteShare via Email Print this Page Daily Quotes Archives2003-07-13 Jul 11, 2003Of all the properties which belong to honorable men, not one is so highly prized as that of character.~ Henry ClayIt is a mindless philosophy that assumes that one's private beliefs have nothing to do with public office. Does it make sense to entrust those who are immoral in private with the power to determine the nation's moral issues and, indeed, its destiny? .... The duplicitous soul of a leader can only make a nation more sophisticated in evil.~ Dr. Ravi ZachariasWhen you become entitled to exercise the right of voting for public officers, let it be impressed on your mind that God commands you to choose for rulers, 'just men who will rule in the fear of God.' The preservation of [our] government depends on the faithful discharge of this Duty; if the citizens neglect their Duty and place unprincipled men in office, the government will soon be corrupted; laws will be made, not for the public good so much as for selfish or local purposes; corrupt or incompetent men will be appointed to execute the Laws; the public revenues will be squandered on unworthy men; and the rights of the citizen will be violated or disregarded. If [our] government fails to secure public prosperity and happiness, it must be because the citizens neglect the Divine Commands, and elect bad men to make and administer the Laws.~ Noah Webster Jul 10, 2003Integrity without knowledge is weak and useless, and knowledge without integrity is dangerous and dreadful.~ Dr. Samuel JohnsonNeither your life nor my life, nor the future of this country, will be affected in the slightest by whether Linda Tripp is naughty or nice. But if any president is able to commit crimes with impunity by using the vast powers and perquisites of his office to cover up, then we will have a danger of corruption and abuse of power that can only grow with the passing years and generations.~ Thomas SowellThe things that will destroy us are: politics without principle; pleasure without conscience; wealth without work; knowledge without character; business without morality; science without humanity; and worship without sacrifice.~ Mahatma Mohandas K. Gandhi Jul 9, 2003I had rather be shut up in a very modest cottage with my books, my family and a few old friends, dining on simple bacon, and letting the world roll on as it liked, than to occupy the most splendid post, which any human power can give.~ Thomas JeffersonIn some ways, certain books are more powerful by far than any battle.~ Henry WallaceWith virtue and quietness one may conquer the world.~ Lao-TzuAll authority is quite degrading.~ Oscar Wilde Jul 8, 2003From the saintly and single-minded idealist to the fanatic is often but a step.~ Friedrich August von HayekThose in possession of absolute power can not only prophesy and make their prophecies come true, but they can also lie and make their lies come true.~ Eric HofferIf absolute power corrupts absolutely, does absolute powerlessness make you pure?~ Harry Shearer Jul 7, 2003The sole advantage of power is that you can do more good.~ Baltasar Gracian Previous week's quotes Next week's quotes Share on Facebook Tweet Email Print