Francis Bacon Quotes

It is not true that people of high principle are ill-suited for politics.

I think the greater responsibility, in terms of morality, is where leadership begins.

Those who would treat politics and morality apart will never understand the one or the other.

I suppose that an honest man shines more in politics than he does elsewhere.

Conscience has no more to do with gallantry than it has with politics.

In politics, the people I most despise are those who have no values.

There is nothing politically right that is morally wrong.

Men say that I am a saint losing myself in politics. The fact is that I am a politician trying my hardest to be a saint.

Leadership is not manifested by coercion, even against the resented. Greatness is not manifested by unlimited pragmatism, which places such a high premium on the end justifying any means and any methods.

An honest man in politics shines more there than he would elsewhere.

We’re not here to bring politics to our morality, but to bring morality to our politics.

I think that at his core, Benjamin Netanyahu is not corrupt.

There can be no question of holding forth on ethics. I have seen people behave badly with great morality and I note every day that integrity has no need of rules

Do what's right and you'll please some of the people and astound the rest.

People will not follow a leader with moral incongruities for long. Every time you compromise character you compromise leadership. The foundation of firm leadership is character.

Don't pretend that you can just be oblivious to politics. You can't. What you never do is break your personal code. Have a code and keep it. You should never compromise what your priorities are.

You know, there's a right and wrong way to do everything.

That cannot be safe which is not honourable.

I admire politicians. It is a really tough assignment, and I would fall at the first fence.

Divorced from ethics, leadership is reduced to management and politics to mere technique.

Is there decency left in American politics?

For me, integrity is the consistency of words and actions. Part of the way that you do that is to ask people questions on some of the most difficult issues that you confront. 'Take me through where you felt you had to compromise your values.'

Do I think faith will be an important part of being a good president? Yes, I do.

I don't compromise my principles for politics.

There are, believe it or not, good politicians.