Gustave Humbert Quotes

And, if there was any responsibility in refusing to obey, he was willing to accept it.

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.

Whistleblowers are moral narcissists who dread living with the corrupted self more than being shunned by others.

We seek the truth and will endure the consequences.

We cannot ask our soldiers to be courageous if our politicians are not.

True brothers don't let other brothers go down this path of irreparably damaging another human being as well as their own lives.

An ill deed cannot bring honor.

My work is to be honest. My work is to try to think clearly, then have the courage to make sure that what I say is the truth.

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.

Our culture does not teach us this, but what happens in Vegas does not stay in Vegas. If you cheat in Vegas, it comes right home with you. If you cheat in Vegas, you walk home as a cheater. You lie awake at a night a cheater. You cannot escape it.

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

A man has honor if he holds himself to an ideal of conduct though it is inconvenient, unprofitable, or dangerous to do so.

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.

In the military, you learn the essence of people. You see so many examples of self-sacrifice and moral courage. In the rest of life, you don't get that many opportunities to be sure of your friends.

Every man should be considered as having a right to the character which he deserves; that is, to be spoken of according to his actions.

Say not that honor is the child of boldness, nor believe thou that the hazard of life alone can pay the price of it: it is not to the action that it is due, but to the manner of performing it.

The treason of which I stand convicted loses all its guilt, has been sanctified as a duty, and will be ennobled as a sacrifice.

Even if I have to stand alone, I will not be afraid to stand alone. I'm going to fight for you. I'm going to fight for what's right. I'm going to fight to hold people accountable.

It is any day better to stand erect with a broken and bandaged head then to crawl on one's belly, in order to be able to save one's head.

It doesn't worry me what anyone says, except when publicity hurts others.

People who really try to be conscious of what they have done, who take responsibility, to me these kinds of people are heroes.

I would rather be beaten, and be a man, than to be elected and be a little puppy dog.

Character is destiny, and politicians usually get the scandals they deserve, with a sense of inevitability about them.

A chief is a man who assumes responsibility. He says 'I was beaten', he does not say 'My men were beaten.'

The only people who should really sin are the people who can sin and grin.