Palmeiro vs.Historical Perspective: BATTLE OF THE QUOTES

Baltimore Orioles first baseman Rafael Palmeiro tested positive for steroid use after testifying emphatically before Congress, under oath, that he had never used them. He apparently agrees with President Lyndon Johnson, who said, "There are plenty of recommendations on how to get out of trouble cheaply and fast. Most of them come down to this: Deny your responsibility."

THE OPPOSING VIEWS:

George W. Bush: "America, at its best, is a place where personal responsibility is valued and expected."

Andrew Jackson: "Any man worth his salt will stick up for what he believes right, but it takes a slightly better man to acknowledge instantly and without reservation that he is in error."

Woodrow Wilson: "Character is a by-product; it is produced in the great manufacture of daily duty."

Thomas Jefferson: "He who permits himself to tell a lie once, finds it much easier to do it a second and third time, til at length it becomes habitual; he tells lies without attending to it, and truths without the world's believing him. This falsehood of the tongue leads to that of the heart, and in time depraves all its good dispositions."