Carl Bernstein Quotes

As candidates and elected officials, we have an obligation to be honest.

I never did anything dishonest.

What I do will be straight up. Management knows that.

I think you have an obligation to be honest.

Being honest with the public is how they respect you.

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

I like honesty and fair play.

Honesty is a good thing, but it is not profitable to its possessor unless it is kept under control.

I think I have gone through my entire public career never telling a lie. I have made mistakes but I never knowingly lied.

It's important to be honest and truthful with your constituents. At the end of the day, we represent them.

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.

My philosophy in all my jobs at McDonald's is to be honest and say what I think and mean what I say.

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.

We learned about honesty and integrity - that the truth matters... that you don't take shortcuts or play by your own set of rules... and success doesn't count unless you earn it fair and square.

I want to say here and now, that I demand unshakable integrity of every State employee.

I never did, or countenanced, in public life, a single act inconsistent with the strictest good faith; having never believed there was one code of morality for a public, and another for a private man.

There is a political value in being honest and saying what you mean.

No matter what you do, be honest. That sticks out in Washington.

If I'm elected, at the end of four years or eight years I hope the people will say, "You know, Jimmy Carter made a lot of mistakes, but he never told a lie."

I'm a very honest politician.

I would never lie about another professional.

I try to be honest in what I do and in everything I do. I try to be honest with my family.

I've been elected for 15 years without so much as a smidgen of a stain on my public record. I'm confident that I've done nothing wrong. Nothing unethical and nothing illegal.

Unlike Casey Cagle, I will always do the right thing, even when no one is looking.

Honesty is a foundation, and it's usually a solid foundation. Even if I do get in trouble for what I said, it's something that I can stand on.