Famous quotes about being honest and law-abiding, respecting integrity and being honest include:

1. Any corruption comes from within. ——[Ancient Greece] Menander: "Collection of Fragments"

Introduction to Menander, the new comedy poet of ancient Greece. Born in Athens, of noble origin. Menander was a disciple of Theophrastus, the successor of Aristotle's Lyceum Academy. Menander wrote 105 plays and won 8 prizes. The New Comedy of Ancient Greece has only handed down two complete plays by Menander, "The Hater of the World" and "The Woman of Samos", as well as the fragmentary dramas "The Judgment" and "The Cut of the Hair".

2. Obeying the law means justice; the conscience of an upright person approves justice and condemns injustice. ——[Holland] Grotius, "The Law of War and Peace"

Introduction to Hugo Grotius (1583-1645), a pioneer of modern Western thought, the founder of international law, and known as At the same time, he was respected as the "Father of International Law" and the "Father of Natural Law", and Henry IV praised him as "the miracle of the Netherlands".

3. The illegal behavior of public officials will certainly undermine the peace of Japan and China more seriously than anyone else. ——[English] Winstanley's "Selected Writings of Winstanley"

Introduction Gerard Winstanley was born into a merchant family in Lancashire. In January 1649, Winstanley published "The New Law of Justice", which proposed the idea of ????unity to use land and enjoy the fruits of the land on the basis of public ownership of land. In April 1649, he led a group of poor farmers to reclaim wasteland on St. George's Hill in Selly County. This is the famous Digger movement in British history.

4. Human beings must have laws and abide by them, otherwise they will live like savage beasts. [Greece] Plato's "Selected Materials on the History of Western Legal Thought"

Introduction Plato (427 BC - 347 BC) was a great philosopher in ancient Greece and the greatest philosopher in the entire Western culture. and one of the thinkers. Plato, his teacher Socrates, and his student Aristotle are known as the Three Sages of Greece. The concepts he created or developed include: Platonic thought, Platonism, Platonic love, etc.

5. A person devotes himself to political life to make a fortune. All he cares about is how long he can survive in the world. ——[United States] Emerson: "Letter to Thomas Carlyle (October 7, 1835)"

Introduction to Ralph Waldo Emerson (May 25, 1803) April 27, 1882), born in Boston. American thinker, writer, and poet. Emerson is a representative figure who established the spirit of American culture. Former U.S. President Lincoln called him "American Confucius" and "the father of American civilization." In 1836, he published his first work "On Nature".