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> [A man of true honor protects the unwritten word which binds his conscience more scrupulously, if possible, than he does the bond a breach of which subjects him to legal liabilities, and the United States, in aiming to maintain itself…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/grover-cleveland/a-man-of-true-honor-protects-the-unwritten-word-which-binds-his/)

[Grover Cleveland](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/grover-cleveland/)

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> [Formerly, leaders of states practiced realism, but did not honor it. With them morality was violated, but moral notions remained intact. The modern governor, owing to the fact that he addresses crowds, is compelled to be a moralist, and to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/julien-benda/formerly-leaders-of-states-practiced-realism-but-did-not-honor-it/)

[Julien Benda](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/julien-benda/)

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