“At this stage, it does not honor J.F.K. for me to attempt to cover up the truth. ...Sometimes blind loyalty is trumped by overriding principles of truth and decency.”

- Ted Sorensen, President Kennedy's speech writer from his memoir, "Counselor," in which he acknowledges Kennedy's promiscuities

 

“Never esteem anything as of advantage to you that will make you break your word or lose your self-respect.”

- Marcus Aurelius, Roman emperor and philosopher