Is it less dishonest to do what is wrong because it is not expressly prohibited by written law? Let us hope our moral principles are not yet in that stage of degeneracy.

Quote by Thomas Jefferson

Topics: Dishonesty Quotes, Morality Quotes

I do not take a single newspaper, nor read one a month, and I feel...

I do not take a single newspaper, nor read one a month, and I feel...

The spirit of resistance to government is so valuable on certain occasions that I wish...

The spirit of resistance to government is so valuable on certain occasions that I wish...

On the dogmas of religion, as distinguished from moral principles, all mankind, from the beginning...

On the dogmas of religion, as distinguished from moral principles, all mankind, from the beginning...

Whenever you do a thing, act as if all the world were watching.

Whenever you do a thing, act as if all the world were watching.

The most valuable of all talents is never using two words when one will do.

The most valuable of all talents is never using two words when one will do.

We are endeavoring, too, to reduce the government to the practice of a rigorous economy,...

We are endeavoring, too, to reduce the government to the practice of a rigorous economy,...

I have no fear that the result of our experiment will be that men may...

I have no fear that the result of our experiment will be that men may...

Liberty is to the collective body, what health is to every individual body. Without health...

Liberty is to the collective body, what health is to every individual body. Without health...

My views and feelings are in favor of the abolition of war--and I hope it...

My views and feelings are in favor of the abolition of war--and I hope it...

On the dogmas of religion, as distinguished from moral principles, all mankind, from the beginning...

On the dogmas of religion, as distinguished from moral principles, all mankind, from the beginning...

A coward is much more exposed to quarrels than a man of spirit.

A coward is much more exposed to quarrels than a man of spirit.

No defender of slavery, I concede that it has its benevolent aspects in lifting the...

No defender of slavery, I concede that it has its benevolent aspects in lifting the...

It takes time to persuade men to do even what is for their own good.

It takes time to persuade men to do even what is for their own good.

The happiest moments my heart knows are those in which it is pouring forth its...

The happiest moments my heart knows are those in which it is pouring forth its...

Resistance to tyrants is obedience to God.

Resistance to tyrants is obedience to God.

The glow of one warm thought is to me worth more than money.

The glow of one warm thought is to me worth more than money.

Tranquility is the old mans milk

Tranquility is the old mans milk

I believe that justice is instinct and innate; the moral sense is as much a...

I believe that justice is instinct and innate; the moral sense is as much a...

The chief foundations of all states... are good laws and good arms. And as there...

The chief foundations of all states... are good laws and good arms. And as there...

The war in Iraq will end, our troops will come home, Bush will be impeached...

The war in Iraq will end, our troops will come home, Bush will be impeached...