Tryon Edwards Quotes

There is no truth without responsibility following in its wake.

If it is not right do not do it; if it is not true do not say it.

Conscience has no more to do with gallantry than it has with politics.

Let none of us delude himself by supposing that honesty is always the best policy. It is not.

Action indeed is the sole medium of expression for ethics.

I try not to do anything that's immoral.

A conscientious man ought not to regard what may happen to him in this world.

There is no equality between that which is right and that which is wrong.

I feel a responsibility for telling the truth.

To see the line between being good and bad is really thin. It's not easy for anyone, not the manager, the players or the staff.

Performance of duty and observance of morality are convertible terms.

We talk so much about one's rights... so little about what is actually right.

Honesty is largely a matter of information, of knowing that dishonesty is a mistake. Principle is not as powerful in keeping people straight as a policeman.

People do peculiar things in life and they do for whatever reason but I think one of the greatest crimes in life is when you lie.

Morality is not the doctrine of how we may make ourselves happy, but how we may make ourselves worthy of happiness.

Would that the simple maxim, that honesty is the best policy, might be laid to heart; that a sense of the true aim of life might elevate the tone of politics and trade till public and private honor become identical.

Justice is the sum of all moral duty.

I think the greater responsibility, in terms of morality, is where leadership begins.

I learned one thing in Watergate: I was well-intentioned but rationalized illegal behavior. You cannot live your life other than walking in the truth. Your means are as important as your ends.

It is not easy to do something good, but it is extremely difficult to do something bad.

You can't, in sound morals, condemn a man for taking care of his own integrity. It is his clear duty.

Modern morality is all about perception.

The greatest truth is honesty, and the greatest falsehood is dishonesty.

I have been committed to carrying out my duties... in accordance with both the letter and spirit of all applicable rules of ethics and canons of conduct.

Both politicians and journalists face situations which strain their honesty and humanity. My opinion is that politicians on the average stand up somewhat better than journalists.