Honesty in Politics Quotes

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

Donald Trump is going to speak the truth to the American people.

Statements of honesty in Washington can only go so far when you are employed.

Someone once noted that a 'gaffe' in Washington is when a politician accidentally tells the truth.

Men and not measures are, no doubt, the very life of politics. But then it is not the fashion to say so in public places.

My policy has always been to say what I believe to be in the best interest of the American people and hope the voters agree, or at least will respect my honesty.

There is a political value in being honest and saying what you mean.

As candidates and elected officials, we have an obligation to be honest.

A lot of young women ask me, 'Can you go into politics and maintain your ideals?' Well, I think you can. You might not, in any one interview, tell the whole truth, but to deliberately deceive the public who've elected you is totally unacceptable.

The way my luck is running, if I was a politician I would be honest.

We are going to be a government of no surprises and no excuses; a government which keeps its commitments and a government which is straight and candid with the Australian people and that's what we intend to do.

What I've tried to do in politics is two very simple things: tell the truth and do what I said I would do.

How much more money do we have to waste, how many more families have to be destroyed, how many more people have to be killed before you summon the courage to tell the truth to the American people?

My father represents a very interesting challenge to the Republican party. I think this is taking people by surprise. (But) I think that's why he's so welcomed by the American voters, because they want somebody who says what they are thinking.

For politicians truth and falsehood are unimportant. So I never could become a politician - not even a church politician.

Real Democrats don't make promises they can't keep.

If politicians all told the truth, we'd be out of business.

Truthfulness has never been counted among the political virtues, and lies have always been regarded as justifiable tools in political dealings.

If you begin by saying, 'Thou shalt not lie,' there is no longer any possibility of political action.

The whole straight talk thing, which John McCain kind of turned into a slogan at one point in one of his presidential campaigns, what that is, is a symptom of somebody who has no time for messing around. Because he's trying to get stuff done constantly.

True power and true politeness are above vanity.

I believe that politicians should speak the truth all the time. Invariably there will be occasions when you make statements that are factually incorrect due to an error.

It's not that I'm universally loved. We know I'm not in New Jersey. But what they do say in New Jersey is, 'We like him, and we think he's telling us the truth.' I think we need to have that type of politics on the national level.

There was in Italy a hidden demand for a boring government which would try to tell the truth in non-political jargon.

I think in terms of who can be trusted, I think the evidence is clear that there has been no candidate that I have ever seen who lies more often than does Donald Trump. I mean and that's just not me saying it, that's what any independent media analysis has shown. So in terms of trust, you really can't trust a word, I think, that Mr. Trump has to say.