Quotes about Accountability

No man is above the law, and no man is below it.

I have a perfect horror of words that are not backed up by deeds.

If there is one tendency of the day which more than any other is unhealthy and undesirable, it is the tendency to deify mere "smartness," unaccompanied by a sense of moral accountability. We shall never make our republic what it should be until as a people we thoroughly understand and put in practice the doctrine that success is abhorrent if attained by the sacrifice of the fundamental principles of morality.

In any situation, the best thing you can do is the right thing. The second best thing is the wrong thing. The worst thing you can do is nothing.

Let these innocent people be careful not to invest in corporations where those in control are not men of probity, men who respect the laws; above all let them avoid the men who make it their one effort to evade or defy the laws.

Just as democratic government cannot be condemned because of errors and even crimes committed by men democratically elected, so trade-unionism must not be condemned because of errors or crimes of occasional trade-union leaders.

In a moment of decision the best thing you can do is the right thing. The worst thing you can do is nothing.

Let us remember that, as much has been given us, much will be expected from us, and that true homage comes from the heart as well as from the lips, and shows itself in deeds.

If you could kick the person in the pants responsible for most of your trouble, you wouldn't sit for a month.

My actions are my only true belongings. I cannot escape the consequences of my actions. My actions are the ground upon which I stand.

At the Day of Judgement we shall not be asked what we have read but what we have done.

On the day of judgment, it will be demanded of us not what we have read, but what we have done.