Scrupulous Quotes

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All must admit that the reception of the teachings of Christ results in the purest patriotism, in the most scrupulous fidelity to public trust, and… — Grover Cleveland
It is easy to make light of insistence on scrupulous regard for the safeguards of civil liberties when invoked on behalf of the unworthy. History… — Felix Frankfurter
No man is so methodical as a complete idler, and none so scrupulous in measuring out his time as he whose time is worth nothing. — Washington Irving
He would be guilty of mortal sin, because he exposes himself to the danger of grievously offending God. Hence, before he acts he must lay… — Alphonsus Liguori
We rarely quote nowadays to appeal to authority... though we quote sometimes to display our sapience and erudition. Some authors we quote against. Some we… — Ihab Hassan
An over-scrupulous jealousy of danger to the rights of the people, which is more commonly the fault of the head than of the heart, will… — Alexander Hamilton
Some people are under the impression that all that is required to make a good fisherman is the ability to tell lies easily and without… — Jerome K. Jerome
While it is true that an inherently free and scrupulous person may be destroyed, such an individual can never be enslaved or used as a… — Albert Einstein
Ultimately, 'how's it going?' is the most futile and the most profound of questions. To answer it precisely, one would have to make a scrupulous… — Pascal Bruckner
People who have been wronged will attempt to right the wrong; they would not be people if they didn't. They can rarely afford to be… — James A. Baldwin
In the areas which have been disturbed people are living cordially with the Security Forces. In areas like Gulu people are living peacefully. There is… — Yoweri Museveni
Some who are too scrupulous to steal your possessions nevertheless see no wrong in tampering with your thoughts. — Khalil Gibran
There are three cardinal rules - don't take somebody else's boyfriend unless you've been specifically invited to do so, don't take a drink without being… — Wystan Hugh Auden
The workman mindful of success, therefore, will naturally direct his attention to the faultless preparation of his stock, and in order to achieve this result,… — Auguste Escoffier
The most essential elements of success in life are a purpose, increasing industry, temperate habits, scrupulous regard for ones word ... courteous manners, a generous… — William A. Clark
My office has been one of the most scrupulous in the country with regard to the protection of individual rights. I've been on record for… — Jim Garrison
Public money ought to be touched with the most scrupulous conscientiousness of honor. It is not the produce of riches only, but of the hard… — Thomas Paine
Perhaps myself the first, at some expense of popularity, to unfold the true character of Jefferson, it is too late for me to become his… — Alexander Hamilton
Thus, the Archivist must display at all times scrupulous independence and a devotion to the laws and principles which govern the responsibilities of the office. — Allen Weinstein
Certainly one of the highest duties of the citizen is a scrupulous obedience to the laws of the nation. But it is not the highest… — Thomas Jefferson

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