Decent Man Quotes

Somewhere deep down there's a decent man in me, he just can't be found.
Eminem

Deep, Down, Found

Every decent man is ashamed of the government he lives under.
H. L. Mencken

Government, Lives, Decent

There are things which a man is afraid to tell even to himself, and every decent man has a number of such things stored away in his mind.
Fyodor Dostoevsky

Mind, Away, Afraid

Everybody now seems to be talking about democracy. I don't understand this. As I think of it, democracy isn't like a Sunday suit to be brought out and worn only for parades. It's the kind of a life a decent man leads, it's something to live for and to die for.
Dalton Trumbo

Life, Live, Sunday

President Ford was a devoted, decent man of impeccable integrity who put service to his country before his own self interest. He helped heal our nation during a time of crisis, provided steady leadership and restored people's faith in the presidency and in government.
Mark Udall

Faith, Leadership, Time

Obama is making a choice now that will lead to the deaths of many thousands of civilians in Afghanistan by American hands. By ordinary standards of presidents, he is a decent man. But those standards aren't good enough. He's in a position either to kill or not to kill, and he's made the decision to kill.
Daniel Ellsberg

Good, Decision, Enough

It's a sad and stupid thing to have to proclaim yourself a revolutionary just to be a decent man.
David Harris

Sad, Stupid, Yourself

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