Ana Navarro Quotes

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

Truly, I would not hang a dog by my will, much more a man who hath any honesty in him.

Conscience has no more to do with gallantry than it has with politics.

You can't go around hoping that most people have sterling moral characters. The most you can hope for is that people will pretend that they do.

Virtue cannot separate itself from reality without becoming a principle of evil.

Ethics are not necessarily to do with being law-abiding. I am very interested in the moral path, doing the right thing.

Let not a man do what his sense of right bids him not to do, nor desire what it forbids him to desire. This is sufficient. The skillful artist will not alter his measures for the sake of a stupid workman.

That which is morally wrong will never be politically right.

Compassion is not a dirty word. Compassion is not a sign of weakness. In my view, compassion in politics and in public policy is in fact a hallmark of great strength. It is a hallmark of a society which has about it a decency which speaks for itself.

The more you talk about - and live by - your principles, the harder it will be for others to treat you in a morally ambiguous manner.

Not everyone is able to show courage, but human decency must be demanded of every person.

We are all ready to be savage in some cause. The difference between a good man and a bad one is the choice of the cause.

He who is mistaken in an action which he sincerely believes to be right may be an enemy, but retains our esteem.

I think the greater responsibility, in terms of morality, is where leadership begins.

It is not easy to do something good, but it is extremely difficult to do something bad.

Ethical is 'I'll wait and do what's right even in the hardest times and even if I have to give up gains to do it.'

People talk about the conscience, but it seems to me one must just bring it up to a certain point and leave it there. You can let your conscience alone if you're nice to the second housemaid.

I think a lot of people in America do not understand that the basis of true liberty can't happen without an objective moral standard by which we live our lives.

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

Anyone entrusted with power will abuse it if not also animated with the love of truth and virtue, no matter whether he be a prince, or one of the people.

Ethics is nothing else than reverence for life.

Let none of us delude himself by supposing that honesty is always the best policy. It is not.

The point never to lose sight of is to be guided by the correct thing, as you see it. It's the only way to approach such profound matters and retain your integrity.

The imperative is to define what is right and do it.

My future is righteousness.