John Perry Barlow Quotes

All Americans want our government to have a moral compass.

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.

A deep concern of mine is that leaders in the technology sector have not developed a culture that insists upon courage, honor, duty, and humility - what we might call a culture of virtue.

I think standing up for facts and decency is important, and we should've done more of it back in 2015 and 2016.

Goodness is about character - integrity, honesty, kindness, generosity, moral courage, and the like. More than anything else, it is about how we treat other people.

Character in leadership is the most important balance for leadership. Without character, leaders have no safety. Leadership has no protection without character.

If values matter in an organisation, you have to be prepared to act consistently.

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

Moral authority comes from following universal and timeless principles like honesty, integrity, treating people with respect.

Live so that when your children think of fairness, caring, and integrity, they think of you.

I very much believe in values-based leadership and that the values that I believe in and try to govern by are transcendent values.

Everyone tries to define this thing called Character. It's not hard. Character is doing what's right when nobody's looking.

The foundation for moral leadership is the truth.

Character is what you are in the dark.

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

I think people are hungry for someone who will stand up on principle.

Are we a people who put politics over integrity? Or are we a country of voters and leaders, men and women, husbands and wives, fathers and mothers, colleagues, humans who care about treating each other with basic dignity?

I think it's important for politicians to have moral qualities.

I support the higher moral standard that this country has decided to hold itself to.

It is time to reclaim our nation's moral compass.

There is a set of rules and a code of conduct that I believe that you should adhere to in life.

There are actually very few US politicians who have integrity and vision.

One thing I have always promised is to be open and transparent and to treat employees and partners with respect and integrity.

A woman of honor should never suspect another of things she would not do herself.

Every young man would do well to remember that all successful business stands on the foundation of morality.