Honest Man – Quotes

The day is for

The day is for honest men, the night for thieves. Euripides

War has taught me that each one of us contains every ingredient of the human recipe. By varying measure we are all cowards and brave men, thieves and honest men, selfish and selfless men, malingerers and champions, weasels and lions. The only question is how much of each attribute we allow- or force – to … Read more

The author of McCarthyism

The author of McCarthyism was given the distinction of addressing the Republican National Convention. This strikes terror in the hearts of honest men. Emanuel Celler

This nation was conceived

This nation was conceived in liberty and dedicated to the principle – among others – that honest men may honestly disagree; that if they all say what they think, a majority of the people will be able to distinguish truth from error. Elmer Davis

Titles are marks of

Titles are marks of honest men, and wise; The fool or knave that wears a title lies. Edward Young

In the land of

In the land of bleating sheep and braying jackasses, one brave and honest man is bound to create a scandal. Edward Abbey

There is no safety

There is no safety for honest men, but by believing all possible evil of evil men, and by acting with promptitude, decision, and steadiness on that belief. Edmund Burke

I could not become

I could not become anything; neither good nor bad; neither a scoundrel nor an honest man; neither a hero nor an insect. And now I am eking out my days in my corner, taunting myself with the bitter and entirely useless consolation that an intelligent man cannot seriously become anything, that only a fool can … Read more

An honest man you

An honest man you may form of windle-straws, but to make a rogue you must have grist. Friedrich Schiller

At one time or

At one time or another, almost every politician needs an honest man so badly that, like a ravenous wolf, he breaks into a sheep-fold: not to devour the ram he has stolen, however, but rather to conceal himself behind its wooly back. Friedrich Nietzsche