Ethics Quotations | Page 2

I am here today to publicly apologize to the people of the state of Ohio for my failure to provide complete financial disclosure statements to the Ohio Ethics Commission as mandated by law, ... I accept total responsibility for my mistake, and I'm sorry.

I believe this provision of the bill does not set the bar high enough for PSC commissioners, who should be held to the highest ethical standards, ... I strongly encourage the members of the Public Service Commission -- who I know share in this belief -- to move forward with efforts to amend their code of ethics . . . to ensure that this provision of the bill is not misused.

He can't mention ethics because he has failed to keep his promises.

I saw no problem in the beginning or throughout the process. Obviously there was no problem because the ethics committee approved the arrangement.

Freedom is obedience to self-formulated rules.

The pleasures arising from thinking and learning will make us think and learn all the more. 1153a 23

Men are good in but one way, but bad in many.

Happiness is at once the best, the noblest, and the pleasantest of things.

The least initial deviation from the truth is multiplied later a thousandfold.

Where it is in our power to act, it is also in our power to not act.