Martin E. Dempsey Quotes

You can't, in sound morals, condemn a man for taking care of his own integrity. It is his clear duty.

The law is immoral.

When moral principles, rather than persons, are candidates for power, to vote is to perform a moral duty, and not to vote is to neglect a duty

The press will commonly reflect (or even try to create) the view that the end justifies the means. Those of us dedicated to the law must stand before these gales.

It's about the principles, it's about the rule of law. You don't have to stay silent when you see something that you don't like that is inconsistent of these timeless principles.

Know that morality is a curb, not a spur.

Let me tell you what justice is. Justice is the law. And that man's feeble attempt to lay down the principles of deceny.

Ethics is not a job that anyone turns to naturally, but every public agency has to have it.

The national policy would be laid in the pure and immutable principles of private morality

While I was thus carrying out my obligations, I never did anything with which my conscience would have to find fault

Ethical and legal are not synonyms. ;

Holding office often requires swearing an oath to support and defend the Constitution of the United States against all enemies, foreign and domestic. Running for office should include accepting responsibility for this, too, so that our democratic republic's underpinnings can remain strong for generations to come.

I took an oath to protect the Constitution, and protecting the Constitution means not letting the president bypass the separation of powers.

Lawyers are for only what is right.

Rule-following, legal precedence, and political consistency are not more important than right, justice and plain common-sense.

We can't pick and choose when to adhere to the Constitution and when to cast it aside.

As all presidents must, Trump swore an oath to preserve, protect and defend the Constitution, and to faithfully execute his office and the laws in accordance with the Constitution. That oath requires putting the national interests above his personal interests.

I would never impose my own personal convictions upon the law.

One needs to know what is right and what is wrong.

When we tolerate violations to the Constitution, the entire moral foundation of our political system is shaken to its core.

I do want to make clear that I am personally committed to the integrity of the Department of Justice. Since becoming acting attorney general, I have run the department to the best of my ability, with fidelity to the law and to the Constitution.

When I was sworn into office, I took an oath to protect and defend the Constitution of the United States and I take that responsibility very seriously.

We want to bring order and respect for the constitution.

Respect for the rule of law is not optional; it's fundamental.

Humans are the only ones who are the custodians of other people's morals.