John Bigelow Quotes

Even if the exercise of my responsibility becomes my burden, I’ll bear it. But I can tell you I am going to sleep well tonight knowing I’ve made the right decision.

A task becomes a duty from the moment you suspect it to be an essential part of that integrity which alone entitles a man to assume responsibility.

A man does what he must - in spite of personal consequences, in spite of obstacles and dangers and pressures - and that is the basis of all human morality.

I have done what I felt to be my duty.

Nothing deters a good man from what honor requires of him

We have, all of us, our duties. Every action of our lives, and every word that we utter, will either conduce to or detract from the discharge of our duty.

Enlightened people seldom or never possess a sense of responsibility.

Because others have let us down, it is now our duty to face the hard truths and do the right thing--no matter the personal cost.

The true measure of a man is what he would do if he knew he would never be caught.

I fought for the values of responsibility, and I'm not a man who does not accept his responsibilities.

There is no truth without responsibility following in its wake.

My country right or wrong; when right, to keep her right; when wrong, to put her right.

Someone needs to tell the truth, but it shouldn't be my job.

There is nothing in the universe that I fear, but that I shall not know all my duty, or shall fail to do it.

A hero is someone who understands the responsibility that comes with his freedom.

To be a man is, precisely, to be responsible.

Belief is a moral act for which the believer is to be held responsible.

I must be responsible and accountable for my actions.

We were elected to lead and sometimes we just have to do the right thing.

I was wrong to expose myself to disaster and dishonor … I was lucky to escape … I shall leave here to sacrifice my position and my life in order to make the truth known.

So long as my voice can be heard on this or the other side of the Atlantic, I will hold up America to the lightning scorn of moral indignation. In doing this, I shall feel myself discharging the duty of a true patriot; for he is a lover of his country who rebukes and does not excuse its sins.

Do your duty in all things, like the old Puritan. You cannot do more; you should never wish to do less.

In my life as a soldier and citizen, I have seen time and time again that inaction has dire consequences.

We are not only responsible for what we do but also for what we do not do.

Moral courage further demands that you assume the responsibility for your own acts.