Acknowledge Quote by Thomas G. West

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

— George Washington

When was public virtue to be found when private was not?

— William Cowper

For when was public virtue to be found Where private was not?

— William Cowper

“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

The foundations of our national policy will be laid in the pure and immutable principles of private morality, and the preeminence of free government…

— George Washington

“Our founders did not believe that our society could thrive without this kind of moral social structure. In fact, it was our second president,…

— Ben Carson

Our founding fathers recognized that morality was the foundation of a successful republic.

— William Barr

“The public good must come before private interests.”

— Bryant McGill

The Founding Fathers' instructions were clear: The right to free speech includes bad speech; it means tolerance of ideas that many find obnoxious.

— David Ignatius

The dissemination of the individual's opinions on matters of public interest is for us, in the historic words of the Declaration of Independence, an…

— John Marshall Harlan II

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

— Mahatma Gandhi

It is a mindless philosophy that assumes that one's private beliefs have nothing to do with public office. Does it make sense to entrust…

— Ravi Zacharias