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

One travels more usefully when alone, because he reflects more.

One travels more usefully when alone, because he reflects more.

For a people who are free, and who mean to remain so, a well-organized and...

For a people who are free, and who mean to remain so, a well-organized and...

The natural progress of things is for liberty to yield and government to gain ground.

The natural progress of things is for liberty to yield and government to gain ground.

The democracy will cease to exist when you take away from those who are willing...

The democracy will cease to exist when you take away from those who are willing...

All, too, will bear in mind this sacred principle, that though the will of the...

All, too, will bear in mind this sacred principle, that though the will of the...

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...

If the freedom of religion, guaranteed to us by law in theory, can ever rise...

If the freedom of religion, guaranteed to us by law in theory, can ever rise...

It does me no injury for my neighbor to say there are twenty gods or...

It does me no injury for my neighbor to say there are twenty gods or...

Honesty is the first chapter in the book of wisdom.

Honesty is the first chapter in the book of wisdom.

I find as I grow older that I love those most whom I loved first.

I find as I grow older that I love those most whom I loved first.

Good humor is one of the preservatives of our peace and tranquility.

Good humor is one of the preservatives of our peace and tranquility.

The best principles of our republic secure to all its citizens a perfect equality of...

The best principles of our republic secure to all its citizens a perfect equality of...

Nothing can stop the man with the right mental attitude from achieving his goal; nothing...

Nothing can stop the man with the right mental attitude from achieving his goal; nothing...

I can not live with out books.

I can not live with out books.

The natural progress of things is for liberty to yield and government to gain ground.

The natural progress of things is for liberty to yield and government to gain ground.

A democracy is nothing more than mob rule, where fifty-one percent of the people may...

A democracy is nothing more than mob rule, where fifty-one percent of the people may...

History, I believe, furnishes no example of a priest-ridden people maintaining a free civil government....

History, I believe, furnishes no example of a priest-ridden people maintaining a free civil government....

The evidence of the natural rights of expatriation, like that of our right to life,...

The evidence of the natural rights of expatriation, like that of our right to life,...

Freedom itself was attacked this morning by a faceless coward, and freedom will be defended.

Freedom itself was attacked this morning by a faceless coward, and freedom will be defended.

Freedom itself was attacked this morning by a faceless coward, and freedom will be defended.

Freedom itself was attacked this morning by a faceless coward, and freedom will be defended.

Suffering! We owe to it all that is good in us, all that gives value...

Suffering! We owe to it all that is good in us, all that gives value...

In giving rights to others which belong to them, we give rights to ourselves and...

In giving rights to others which belong to them, we give rights to ourselves and...