Kenneth L. Pike Quotes

I feel a responsibility for telling the truth.

Only when the voice of duty is silent, or when it has already spoken, may we allowably think of the consequences of a particular action.

It is not only for what we do that we are held responsible, but also for what we do not do.

Unless we provide consequences for activities and actions that are wrong, we are not going to get any truth.

The only immorality is not to do what one has to do when one has to do it.

We are all responsible for our actions and our failures to act.

Would that the simple maxim, that honesty is the best policy, might be laid to heart; that a sense of the true aim of life might elevate the tone of politics and trade till public and private honor become identical.

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

I will never do a record without some sense of responsibility.

It is a sin not to do what one is capable of doing.

Both politicians and journalists face situations which strain their honesty and humanity. My opinion is that politicians on the average stand up somewhat better than journalists.

It would be dangerous territory if I wasn't practising what I preach which is to always accept responsibility, always accept the consequences of your actions.

You have to be true to what you believe in and do your duty.

Arguments of convenience lack integrity and inevitably trip you up.

Someone needs to tell the truth, but it shouldn't be my job.

Justice is a certain rectitude of mind whereby a man does what he ought to do in the circumstances confronting him.

He who is false to the present duty breaks a thread in the loom, and you will see the effect when the weaving of a life-time is unraveled.

Belief is a moral act for which the believer is to be held responsible.

I think that anything that has privileges have responsibility and all people that is clear about their responsibility has compromise.

I must be responsible and accountable for my actions.

Responsibility's like a string we can only see the middle of. Both ends are out of sight.

I would not hold that we must judge by the favorable or adverse result alone whether an undertaking was just or unjust.

With great power goes great responsibility.

Strong rights presume strong responsibilities.

It is not desirable to cultivate a respect for the law, so much as for the right.