“He glosses over and doesn't even tell the truth....Here is a guy who is the ultimate flip-flopper running for president, and he's attacking me for not being principled? That doesn't wash.” RunningGuyPresidentRepublicanUltimateTelling The TruthAttackingFlipGlossPrincipled Author:Rick Santorum
“To announce that there must be no criticism of the President, or that we are to stand by the President, right or wrong, is not only unpatriotic and servile, but is morally treasonable to the American public. Nothing but the truth should be spoken about him or any one else. But it is even more important to tell the truth, pleasant or unpleasant, about him than about any one else.” ShouldImportantPresidentCriticismPleasantTelling The TruthPublic ServantsNothing But The TruthUnpatrioticSpeak Softly Book:1914-1919 Source: 1914-1919
“Our loyalty is due entirely to the United States. It is due to the President only and exactly to the degree in which he efficiently serves the United States. It is our duty to support him when he serves the United States well. It is our duty to oppose him when he serves it badly. This is true about Mr. Wilson now and it has been true about all our Presidents in the past. It is our duty at all times to tell the truth about the President and about every one else, save in the cases where to tell the truth at the moment would benefit the public enemy.” WellsHas BeensStatesMomentsPastPresidentUnitedEnemyCasesUnited StatesSupportDutyDegreesBenefitsDuesLoyaltyAll TimeTelling The TruthWilsonPublic Enemies Book:Theodore Roosevelt Cyclopedia Source: Theodore Roosevelt Cyclopedia
“[On Richard M. Nixon:] Americans began with a president who couldn't tell a lie and now they have one who can't tell the truth.” LyingPresidentTelling The TruthRichard'm Nixon Author:Benazir Bhutto
“Trying every day to tell the truth is hard. There are harder things, of course - arguably, living with lies and meaninglessness, living in despair is harder, but it's hardship disguised as luxury and easier perhaps to grow accustomed to, since truth is usually the enemy of custom. There are harder things than writing, being President Obama, for instance, and having to deal with House Republicans, or trying to fix the leak at the Fukushima reactor, these are harder, but writing is hard.” WritingTryingHardLyingCoursesHouseGrowsPresidentDealsEnemyEasierRepublicanTruth IsDespairHarderInstanceLuxuryTelling The TruthHardshipCustomsPresident ObamaAccustomedLeaksMeaninglessnessFukushima Author:Tony Kushner
“The President's biggest problem right now is he's gotta tell the truth. And we've seen this in New Jersey. I've told lots of hard truths in New Jersey that people didn't necessarily agree with, but they give you credit for looking them in the eye and telling them the truth.” PeopleGivingHardProblemRealityEyePoliticsPresidentCommunityLeadershipHuman NatureHealthRight NowAgreeIndividualityCreditTelling The TruthJerseyNew JerseyHard Truths Author:Chris Christie
“The president, apparently, was so totally unaware of where his foreign policy was that he had to appoint a distinguished commission to help him locate it, and when the commissioners called him in to testify, he told them, essentially, that he couldn't remember what it looked like. Now, if Richard Nixon had claimed something like that you would at least have had the comfort of knowing he was lying. You could trust Nixon that way. But with this president, you have this nagging feeling that he's telling the truth.” IfsWayHelpingFeelingsFunnyRememberLyingPresidentKnowingPolicyComfortTelling The TruthForeign PolicyDistinguishedNaggingCommissionersReaganomics Book:The World According to Dave Barry Source: The World According to Dave Barry