Richard Cohen Quotes

Certainly he [Richard M. Nixon] is not of the generation that regards honesty as the best policy.

By and large, our leaders don’t lie to us.

Even the very best newspapers have never learned how to handle public figures who lie with a straight face.

Donald Trump treats the truth like a second home. He doesn't always live there.

I'm not a fan of people making up lies, and I do feel I owe it to people to know what the truth is.

The DMK and the Communists may have the habit of lying, but I don't come from a family that lies.

Sarah Huckabee Sanders lies on a regular basis.

As far as Ted Cruz, he's one of the greatest liars and biggest liars I've ever known.

I don't mind scrutiny. What I don't like is lies.

Hillary Clinton is a very dishonest person.

With Clinton, there's no question that I would have made fun of his out-and-out lying. But he's also a good friend.

Integrity is the lifeblood of democracy. Deceit is a poison in its veins.

I debated in high school! If you told things that weren't true or just made things out of whole cloth, you were penalized. It's too bad they don't apply the same standards to presidential candidates as they do to high school students.

A harmful truth is better than a useful lie.

Mr. Trump regularly lies and, when confronted with contrary evidence, he lies louder.

In the Prime Minister, we have a man who has forfeited the right to be believed or to be trusted.

With lies you may go ahead in the world, but you can never go back.

Twenty five years in Washington has taught me never to tell a lie to a reporter.

In politics there is no honor.

Ronald Reagan is not a typical politician because he doesn't know how to lie, cheat, and steal. He's always had an agent for that.

It is never good for a politician to have to defend his credibility.

In Washington telling the truth is a gaff.

Surely we don’t want the President to lie, we don’t want our senators to lie, we don’t want our congressmen to lie. But sometimes they do.

We want to live in a country where the leaders have enough respect for us to tell us the truth

Have you weaned yourself of your off-putting proclivity for not telling the truth/