Pope Francis Quotes

The whole art of government consists in the art of being honest.

As the leaders of this great country, I urge my fellow colleagues in the House, governors, and presidential candidates alike to hold ourselves up to a higher standard.

Politicians can be cheered for the promises they make. Our country will be judged by the promises we keep.

Politics is not the nicest business, but there are still times when people do the right thing.

Integrity is the most valuable and respected quality of leadership. Always keep your word.

It is now, more than ever, necessary that political leaders be outstanding for honesty, integrity and commitment to the common good. Thus will they be able to marshal the moral resources needed to face the demands of the present, and to pass on to coming generations a society of authentic justice, solidarity and peace.

I thank God that I left office the same way I came in: with integrity.

May none but honest and wise men ever rule under this roof.

Ethics are a key issue, and they're a key issue on the Democratic side, and all people have to be held to high standards.

Whatever flaws or personal failings afflict them, it remains the case that the overwhelming majority of priests and politicians are honourable and honest - seeking to live out their beliefs and serve society.

As a governor and senator, John Chafee set the standard for honesty and decency that the rest of us on our best days could only dream to emulate.

Thus, neither my government nor myself, personally, are without ideals and responsibilities.

I never did, or countenanced, in public life, a single act inconsistent with the strictest good faith; having never believed there was one code of morality for a public, and another for a private man.

I strongly believe in the principle of accountability and responsibility. It is the foundation of leadership.

Men say that I am a saint losing myself in politics. The fact is that I am a politician trying my hardest to be a saint.

There are a lot of smart people in politics and government, but character matters ... it is terribly important that the two be melded.

People hold elected officials to a higher ethical standard than most others.

The success of an elected official is doing what everyone knows needs to be done.

Pubic business must be done. It will be done one way or another. If wise men refuse it, others will not. If honest men refuse it, others will not.

Leadership is not manifested by coercion, even against the resented. Greatness is not manifested by unlimited pragmatism, which places such a high premium on the end justifying any means and any methods.

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

Will people ever be wise enough to refuse to follow bad leaders …?

If I'm elected, at the end of four years or eight years I hope the people will say, "You know, Jimmy Carter made a lot of mistakes, but he never told a lie."

I think that at his core, Benjamin Netanyahu is not corrupt.

Nikki Haley is a proven leader. And that is what she should be judged on.