Joseph Sobran Quotes

It is sometimes necessary to lie damnably in the interest of the country.

If you are going to do something that you have to lie about, don't do it, it's very simple.

I know that man who forsakes Truth can forsake his country and his nearest and dearest ones.

As a citizen of this country, I've got to be honest to the people of South Africa.

Above all, I would teach him to tell the truth Truth-telling, I have found, is the key to responsible citizenship. The thousands of criminals I have seen in 40 years of law enforcement have had one thing in common: Every single one was a liar.

For every good reason there is to lie, there is a better reason to tell the truth.

I would dodge, not lie, in the national interest.

One tells as few lies as possible only by telling as few lies as possible, and not by having the least possible opportunity to do so.

I'm not a Saban guy, because I don't like liars, and I think he lied. I think he lied to the Miami Dolphins and to the fans of Miami, and he left. And it's pretty simple: I think integrity is very important; if you don't have integrity, I don't know how you can be successful.

I've tried to do away with lying in my life in the last few years, but it's hard.

Lying was a way of life. The solution to the problem is ultrasimple: tell the truth, no matter how painful.

I chose to compromise my principles. I broke my promise to always tell the truth.

If you tell the truth, you don’t have to remember anything.

… he who makes an assertion without knowing whether it is true or false, is guilty of falsehood; and the accidental truth of the assertion, does not justify or excuse him.

If there is one thing that our role models in this election have taught us, it's that omitting important information is completely different from lying.

Living on hypocrisy is not a healthy diet for patriots.

I cannot deceive my people.

Politicians aren't special. They lie the same way we all do, revealing their true nature under pressure.

You never want to lie to your customers.

Better a child should be ignorant of a thousand truths than have consecrated in its heart a single lie.

I will not steep my speech in lies; the test of any man lies in action.

There is no such thing as a good writer and a bad liar.

An honorable man or woman is one who is truthful; free from deceit; above cheating, lying, stealing, or any form of deception. An honorable man or woman is one who learns early that one cannot do wrong and feel right. A man's character is judged on how he keeps his word and his agreements.

An excuse is worse and more terrible than a lie; for an excuse is a lie guarded.

A hero must be honorable, must have honor. And you can't have honor if you're a liar. There is no honor in lying.