It is now, more than ever, necessary that political leaders be outstanding for honesty, integrity and commitment to the common good.

Real integrity is doing the right thing, knowing that nobody's going to know whether you did it or not.

Conscription is the vitality of a nation, the purification of its morality, and the real foundations of all its habits.

The money one gets for selling one's soul is always spent in deadening one's conscience, so the net gain at the end of a lifetime is no greater than if the diabolic bargain had not been struck.

I am not bound to win, but I am bound to be true. I am not bound to succeed ... to live by the light that I have.

Let it be public, full, and fair. No cliqueism or cheatery about it.