Adherence Quote by James Madison

The foundation of our national policy will be laid in the pure and immutable principle of private morality.

— George Washington

“What is called the morality of a society is no more than a consequence of the morality of individuals. There is, by the same…

— Wendell Berry

In all determinations of morality, this circumstance of public utility is ever principally in view; and wherever disputes arise, either in philosophy or common…

— David Hume

The founders of this nation understood that private morality is the fount from whence sound public policy springs. Replying to Washington's first inaugural address,…

— Thomas G. West

The very essence of our civilization is that we give a paramount place to morality in all our affairs, public or private.

— Mahatma Gandhi

“The first word of any constitutional oath of public office by an elected politician should be morality! For only then can the foundations of…

— Alastair Agutter

“What then is the relation of law to morality? Law cannot prescribe morality, it can prescribe only external actions and therefore it should prescribe…

— Anonymous

“when the highest virtues of mankind cannot be accomplished fully through voluntary actions, the greater good demands that the government compel people to do…

— S.W. Southwick

Public morals are natural complements of all laws: they are by themselves an entire code.

— Napoleon Bonaparte

“It was the principle of this Court that deterrent laws, however strict, are useless without positive moral discipline; that the happiness of citizens depends,…

— Isocrates

“Laws should act as the lower limits of acceptable behavior, not as a guide to noble action.”

— George Hammond

There could never be enough rules so finely crafted as to anticipate and cover every situation, and even if there were, enforcement would be…

— D. Todd Christofferson