Daniel Keys Moran Quotes

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

I suppose that an honest man shines more in politics than he does elsewhere.

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

There are actually very few US politicians who have integrity and vision.

You need to have good people: honourable, capable, committed in politics, standing in public office. It's not a guarantee, but it's the ideal we have to aim for.

Corruption is not the sole test of your worthiness to form the government.

I could never be a career politician, because I believe in telling the truth.

People do not want politicians they know to be corrupt.

Today, more than ever, citizens demand with good reason that moral and ethical principles be upheld and that exemplariness preside over our public life. And the king, as the head of state, must not only be an example but also a servant to that just and legitimate demand of the citizens.

I am not in politics to make more money.

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

Certainly he [Richard M. Nixon] is not of the generation that regards honesty as the best policy.

I am the only public servant and the only Mexican President ever who has made his finances public from before, during, and after public service.

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.

Some States just have a good political culture. It’s not all greed driven.

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

Politics is all about trust. Trust is like the soul: once gone, it never returns.

I believe in professionalism, less in politicians.

We just need leaders in Congress who are honest with the American people.

A politician ought to be born a foundling and remain a bachelor.

I'm not a politician. I don't want to be a politician, because politicians do what is politically expedient. I want to do what's right.

A good politician is quite as unthinkable as an honest burglar.

This idea that you can't be an honest man and a Washington politician is a myth, a crock made up by sellouts and careerist hacks who don't stand for anything and are impatient with people who do. It's possible to do this job with honor and dignity.

It is my hope that as South Carolina senators, that we will stand up for what is best and good about our state.

It is hard to say why politicians are called servants, unless it is because a good one is hard to find.