Arthur Eddington Quotes

I think it's my job to tell the truth.

There is no truth without responsibility following in its wake.

Immoral is choosing not to act when you hold in your hands the power to create perfection.

There are two good rules which ought to be written on every heart - never to believe anything bad about anybody unless you positively know it to be true; never to tell even that unless you feel that it is absolutely necessary, and that God is listening.

I feel a responsibility for telling the truth.

Duty, then is the sublimest word in our language. Do your duty in all things. You cannot do more; you should never wish to do less.

My work is to be honest. My work is to try to think clearly, then have the courage to make sure that what I say is the truth.

It would be morally reprehensible not to tell the truth... Everything I have written has stood the test of time.

My responsibility to myself, my neighbors, my family and the human family is to try to tell the truth.

I refuse to lie to children.

Above all, I would teach him to tell the truth Truth-telling, I have found, is the key to responsible citizenship. The thousands of criminals I have seen in 40 years of law enforcement have had one thing in common: Every single one was a liar.

There is no man more dangerous, in a position of power, than he who refuses to accept as a working truth the idea that all a man does should make for rightness and soundness, that even the fixing of a tariff rate must be moral.

I learned one thing in Watergate: I was well-intentioned but rationalized illegal behavior. You cannot live your life other than walking in the truth. Your means are as important as your ends.

I have been given the authority over you, and I am not the best of you. If I do well, help me; and if I do wrong, set me right. Sincere regard for truth.

Ethics are a key issue, and they're a key issue on the Democratic side, and all people have to be held to high standards.

We must Think what we Say, and Mean what we Profess.

There's no statute of limitations on doing what's right.

The most ethical way to deal with an unethical situation would be to simply say: 'We did something wrong.' But nobody in a family like mine would ever respond like this.

There is no excuse for perjury - never, never, never. There is truth, and the truth demands respect.

Because of lack of moral principle, human life becomes worthless. Moral principle, truthfulness, is a key factor. If we lose that, then there is no future.

I approach every role with the same commitment because I'm being paid for it. To not do so would be unethical.

I feel like it's my responsibility and my obligation to stand up and to say that which I believe to be the truth.

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

No more duty can be urged upon those who are entering the great theater of life than simple loyalty to their best convictions.

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