Chris Christie Quotes

Integrity is the lifeblood of democracy. Deceit is a poison in its veins.

We're not going to have the America that we want until we elect leaders who are going to tell the truth - not most days, but every day.

[Defining an honest politician:] ... a bastard who will stay bought.

We know that the wages of secrecy are corruption. We know that in secrecy error, undetected, will flourish and subvert.

Trustworthiness is the thing that you need the most going to a presidential election. Honest and trustworthy is one of the main questions in any presidential election.

In Canada, things are very honest.

I think you have an obligation to be honest.

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.

Being honest with the public is how they respect you.

People like to see honest persons. So I certainly will advise many young people who want to participate in politics, honesty is the best policy.

In the Prime Minister, we have a man who has forfeited the right to be believed or to be trusted.

In politics there is no honor.

Is he honest? Is he capable? Is he faithful to the Constitution?

Most of us [members of Congress] are honest at all times, and all of us are honest most of the time.

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

It is never good for a politician to have to defend his credibility.

Armed with purity of intentions and firmness of purpose, I may reasonably entertain the hope of being able to clear the administrative agency of all corruption and incompetency, and impart to it the maximum of honesty and efficiency. I now warn my officials of all ranks that I have fully made up my mind to put down corruption and intrigue wherever they may be found.

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.

Hillary Clinton may have lied about her emails, but Donald Trump lies about everything.

I think anytime that somebody that works for the government lies, yes, they should be removed.

What, I should only trust good people? Man, good people get bought and sold every day. Might as well trust somebody evil once in a while, it makes no more or less sense.

I suppose, just as an honest man in politics shines more than he would elsewhere.

We've got to start also holding people accountable, and we've got to reward people who succeed. But somehow in Washington today - and I'm afraid on Wall Street - greed is rewarded, excess is rewarded, and corruption - or certainly failure to carry out our responsibility is rewarded.

Well, I'm not a crook.