Vance McAllister Quotes

The best citizens were supposed to desire honest men in office, men who would not take bribes, men who would appoint high-minded men as their subordinates, men who would look after the public interest, see that public charities were well supported.

You need to have good people: honourable, capable, committed in politics, standing in public office. It's not a guarantee, but it's the ideal we have to aim for.

I could never be a career politician, because I believe in telling the truth.

I'm not a politician. I don't want to be a politician, because politicians do what is politically expedient. I want to do what's right.

This idea that you can't be an honest man and a Washington politician is a myth, a crock made up by sellouts and careerist hacks who don't stand for anything and are impatient with people who do. It's possible to do this job with honor and dignity.

Most of all, be honest with yourself and make sure those in political office, our so called public servants, are being honest, holding them accountable for their actions!

I don't claim any moral or ethical high ground, but I also have chosen not to run for public office. Shouldn't there be a higher standard of conduct for public officials?

We need more of the Office Desk and less of the Show Window in politics. Let men in office substitute the midnight oil for the limelight.

There are, believe it or not, good politicians.

An honest man in politics shines more there than he would elsewhere.

You have a person there in Senator McCain that has an integrity in him and will stand up for the political process.

I just want people to know that whatever decisions are made on any issue, I'll make them according to what I believe is in the public interest and my own conscience.

We have the incredible privilege of serving in the highest offices in the state. We must prove ourselves worthy of our fellow citizens' faith. We must be trusted to always place the public's good above our own and to always choose fairness over favoritism.

Well, the truth is always what should be told. And the truth and the knowledge of the truth is what everybody should represent, regardless of the consequences of doing it.

I always tried to do what I believed is right and I've always voted the way that I believe was the right way for my constituency, and that's what I'm doing when I govern.

Living in truth cannot be reduced to having access to full information.

It is my hope that as South Carolina senators, that we will stand up for what is best and good about our state.

What people want out of their politicians is exactly the same thing that I want - somebody who is approachable, willing to work, and tells me the truth as they see it.

I've always told the truth. I've often been wrong - but I've never knowingly lied. Not in public life. Because I don't see the need to.

You ask men in office to be honest; I ask them to serve the public.

Today, more than ever, citizens demand with good reason that moral and ethical principles be upheld and that exemplariness preside over our public life. And the king, as the head of state, must not only be an example but also a servant to that just and legitimate demand of the citizens.

I am not in politics to make more money.

It's important to be honest and truthful with your constituents. At the end of the day, we represent them.

We're not going to have the America that we want until we elect leaders who are going to tell the truth - not most days, but every day.

It always matters whether or not you can trust your government.