Men want to be
Men want to be reminded, who do not want to be taught; because those original ideas of rectitude to which the mind is compelled to assent when they are proposed, are not always as present to us as they ought to be. Edmund Burke
Rectitude
I know not whether,
I know not whether, in the eyes of the world, a brilliant death is not preferred to an obscure life of rectitude. Most men are remembered as they died, and not as they lived. We gaze with admiration upon the glories of the setting sun, yet scarcely bestow a passing glance upon its noonday splendor. … Read more
Liberalism is a religion.
Liberalism is a religion. Its tenets cannot be proved, its capacity for waste and destruction demonstrated. But it affords a feeling of spiritual rectitude at little or no cost. David Mamet
The crossroads where government
The crossroads where government meets enterprise can be an exciting crossroads. It can also be a corrupt crossroads. It requires moral rectitude to separate public service from private gain. David Brooks
Rectitude carried to excess
Rectitude carried to excess hardens into stiffness; benevolence indulged beyond measure sinks into weakness. Date Masamune
The most dangerous diminutions
The most dangerous diminutions of freedom come from those who are convinced of their moral rectitude. Daniel Hannan
Blessed is he who
Blessed is he who has never been tempted; for he knows not the frailty of his rectitude. Christopher Morley
The people who must
The people who must never have power are the humorless. To impossible certainties of rectitude they ally tedium and uniformity Christopher Hitchens
Liberal education develops a
Liberal education develops a sense of right, duty and honor; and more and more in the modern world, large business rests on rectitude and honor as well as on good judgment. Charles William Eliot
What acquaintance have the
What acquaintance have the people at large with the arena of political rectitude, with the connections of kingdoms, the resources of national strength, the abilities of ministers, or even with their own dispositions?…I pay no regard whatever to the voice of the people: it is their duty to do what is proper, without considering what … Read more