Benjamin Wade Quotes

Do your duty in all things, like the old Puritan. You cannot do more; you should never wish to do less.

These are people who are capable of devotion, public devotion, to justice. They meant what they said and every day that passes, they mean it more.

Simple honesty of purpose in a man goes a long way in life, if founded on a just estimate of himself and a steady obedience to the rule he knows and feels to be right.

A man has honor if he holds himself to an ideal of conduct though it is inconvenient, unprofitable, or dangerous to do so.

A task becomes a duty from the moment you suspect it to be an essential part of that integrity which alone entitles a man to assume responsibility.

In the absence of their superior's adherence to the law, honorable men either speak up or get out

Jesus was never moved from the path of duty, however hard, by public opinion.

The people respect and believe in men who fulfill their duty.

I believe that in life, you have to give things your best shot, do your best. You have to focus on what needs to be done, do the right thing, not the popular thing.

My father instilled attention to detail and a sense of duty and responsibility.

Obey your purpose above all else.

In this world, there must be a certain degree of honor just as there must be a certain amount of light. When there are many men without honor, there will always be some others who bear in themselves the honor of many men.

True heros are made of hard work and integrity.

Thus you are just not because you give what is owed, but because you do what is appropriate to you as the highest good.

If you make the choice to serve the public, public service, then serve the public, not yourself.

When you commit to something, you don't want to let your fellow people and yourself down.

Let us be true: this is the highest maxim of art and of life, the secret of eloquence and of virtue, and of all moral authority.

I fought for the values of responsibility, and I'm not a man who does not accept his responsibilities.

I take my responsibilities very seriously.

We are not saints, but we have kept our appointment. How many people can boast as much?

Doing what you want to do is easy. Doing what you have to do is hard.

It is the solemn obligation of a leader always to be a leader. Even when - perhaps especially when - you don't feel like being a leader.

True freedom is where an individual's thoughts and actions are in alignment with that which is true, correct, and of honor - no matter the personal price.

And, if there was any responsibility in refusing to obey, he was willing to accept it.

Rather fail with honor than succeed by fraud.