Jesse Ball Quotes

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.

I think most people know inherently that good wins.

Every night I go over what I did in the day, in ethical or moral terms. Have I treated people properly? Did I tell the truth?

Without a moral framework, there is nothing left but immediate self-indulgence by some and the path of least resistance by others. Neither can sustain a free society.

The truth is that there is no terror untempered by some great moral idea.

The moral values, ethical codes and laws that guide our choices in normal times are, if anything, even more important to help us navigate the confusing and disorienting time of a disaster.

Truth is certainly a branch of morality and a very important one to society.

Moral values, and a culture and a religion, maintaining these values are far better than laws and regulations.

What we have in us of the image of God is the love of truth and justice.

Ethics are more important than laws.

Be thou incapable of change in that which is right, and men will rely upon thee. Establish unto thyself principles of action; and see that thou ever act according to them. First know that thy principles are just, and then be thou.

I am afraid we must make the world honest before we can honestly say to our children that honesty is the best policy.

Our concerns aren't always appropriate or morally elevated.

If principles don't determine what you are going to pass or do, then power will.

In civilized life, law floats in a sea of ethics. Each is indispensable to civilization. Without law, we should be at the mercy of the least scrupulous; without ethics, law could not exist.

Law is not self-executing. Unfortunately, at times its execution rests in the hands of those who are faithless to it. And even when its enforcement is committed to those who revere it, law merely deters some human beings from offending, and punishes other human beings for offending. This does not make men good. This task can be performed only by ethics or religion or morality.

The headquarters of good principles.

… utterly destitute of moral sensibility

All Americans want our government to have a moral compass.

Civilization depends on morality.

We’re not here to bring politics to our morality, but to bring morality to our politics.

Virtue or morality is a necessary spring of popular government.

I have huge respect for whistle-blowers, people who stand up against their bosses and losing their careers, just for truth and justice.

A nation cannot be truly great without a moral compass.

The world is yearning for strong leadership and moral clarity; someone who knows the difference between good and bad.