Winston Churchill Quotes

Compassion, hope, and opportunity are some of the most fundamentally American values that we should fight like hell to protect.

Britain is at its best when we stand up for the values that we believe in.

Freedom. And Justice. If you have those two, it covers everything. You must stick to those principles and have the courage of your convictions.

Some values must be universal, like human rights and the equal worth of every human being.

Rather than regarding them [French] as a 'lawless vagabond Banditti' to be driven out at gunpoint, treat them with Christian kindness and to provide them with 'protection in their civil rights' as British subjects

I don't want to be uncharitable or unkind. I want to be as harsh as truth and as comforting as justice.

We find traditions of liberty, rationality, and tolerance in the rich histories of pre-Islamic and Islamic societies. These values do not belong to the West or the East; they are the common moral heritage of humankind.

It is man's vision of a world fit for rational, civilized humanity which leads him to dare and to suffer to build societies free from want and fear. Concepts such as truth, justice and compassion cannot be dismissed as trite when these are often the only bulwarks which stand against ruthless power.

The precepts of the law are these: to live honestly, to injure no one, and to give everyone else his due.

Not to help justice in her need would be an impiety.

My father was a Tuskegee Airmen captain in the Air Force and a very strong personality. He believed in fairness and ethics and living up to the commitments you make to others. He ultimately became a judge, and he would talk to me over and over about how important it is to be fair.

Everyone's values are defined by what they will tolerate when it is done to others.

I believe in the equality of man; and I believe that religious duties consist in doing justice, loving mercy, and endeavoring to make our fellow-creatures happy.

Moral authority comes from following universal and timeless principles like honesty, integrity, treating people with respect.

Let us prize our freedom; but not use our liberty for a cloak of maliciousness.

So I think ethics is the broader thing that's less focused on prohibitions and is more perhaps looking at principles and questions and ideas about how to live your life.

Human and moral factors must always be considered. They must never be missing from policies and from public discussion.

We do believe that freedom, the right to choose, the right to vote, respect and justice is the fundamental right of all people. All people must obtain these rights.

And this we should believe: that hope and volition can bring us closer to our ultimate goal: justice for all, injustice for no-one.

Our country is not the only thing to which we owe our allegiance. It is also owed to justice and to humanity.

We shall all respect the principles of each other and do nothing that would be regarded as an act of oppression to any portion of the people.

This hour we are stretching forth our hands with the desire to teach the world the true principles of mercy and justice.

For us, universal values such as justice, morality and peace cannot be disputed and it is for this reason that we pursue the restoration of historical truth.

I value peace when it is not bought at the price of fundamental decencies.

Three simple words - freedom, justice and honesty. These sum up what the Liberal Democrats stand for.