Martin Sheen Quotes

Democracy without morality is impossible.

In politics, the people I most despise are those who have no values.

I will treat everyone equally and be a servant of the Egyptian people.

As a president I will be like the candidate that I am, a respectful candidate, a rallying candidate, a normal candidate for a normal presidency, at the service of the Republic.

The foundation for moral leadership is the truth.

The American people know Joe Biden. They know his values. They know what he stands for.

Democracy or politics done without values and ideals is dangerous for the country.

Moral authority comes from following universal and timeless principles like honesty, integrity, treating people with respect.

The Australian public are very fair and they are always prepared to give the leader of a major political party a fair go.

The Republic is open and tolerant but also knows how and when to be firm and make its values respected.

A healthy democracy requires a decent society; it requires that we are honorable, generous, tolerant and respectful.

We need someone who is a strong representative of our value system.

Justice is better than chivalry if we cannot have both.

When we run for office, our job is to work for everybody. You can't work for everybody if you don't listen to everybody.

Democracy must live as it thinks and think as it lives

[Referring to Margaret Thatcher:] She is democratic enough to talk down to anyone.

She can talk beautifully about democracy. But she does not know how to live democracy

I do not believe in a political strategy that does not have a moral foundation.

Seven social sins: politics without principles, wealth without work, pleasure without conscience, knowledge without character, commerce without morality, science without humanity, and worship without sacrifice.

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

Are we a people who put politics over integrity? Or are we a country of voters and leaders, men and women, husbands and wives, fathers and mothers, colleagues, humans who care about treating each other with basic dignity?

If democracy is to be an articulation of mutual respect, a leader in a democracy leads by showing respect to all.

We must be humble and listen to the people who elected us to lead.

I do not have to agree with everything a candidate believes, but I do have to believe that they represent core American values, and they will lead with decency and sincerity.

I support the higher moral standard that this country has decided to hold itself to.