Employment Quote by Abraham Lincoln

Statesmanship is developed in the hard knocks of general experience, private and public.

— Dwight D. Eisenhower

It is now, more than ever, necessary that political leaders be outstanding for honesty, integrity and commitment to the common good.

— Pope Francis

In statesmanship get formalities right, never mind about the moralities.

— Mark Twain

“A politician who brings personal integrity into leadership helps us reclaim the popular trust that distinguishes true democracy from its cheap imitations.”

— Parker J. Palmer

But a good patriot, and a true politician, always considers how he shall make the most of the existing materials of his country. A…

— Edmund Burke

“Some leaders may be honest and good but unwise in legislation they choose to support. Others may possess wisdom but be dishonest and unvirtuous.…

— Ezra Taft Benson

Honest people will respect us for our merit: the public, for our luck.

— Francois de La Rochefoucauld

“When people talk to us about the qualities they admire in leaders, they often use “integrity” and “authentic” as synonyms for honesty.”

— James M. Kouzes

True statesmanship is the art of changing a nation from what it is into what it ought to be.

— William Rounseville Alger

A disposition to preserve, and an ability to improve, taken together, would be my standard of a statesman.

— Edmund Burke

The chief element in the art of statesmanship under modern conditions is the ability to elucidate the confused and clamorous interests which converge upon…

— Walter Lippmann

Being a politician is a poor profession. Being a public servant is a noble one.

— Herbert Hoover