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title: "4 Duty Honest Quotes by 4 authors"
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> [I was by birth a gentleman, living neither in any considerable height, nor yet in obscurity. I have been called to several…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/oliver-cromwell/i-was-by-birth-a-gentleman-living-neither-in-any-considerable-height/)

[Oliver Cromwell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/oliver-cromwell/)

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> [In all common ordinary cases, we see intuitively at first view what is out duty, what is the honest part. This is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joseph-butler/in-all-common-ordinary-cases-we-see-intuitively-at-first-view-what-is/)

[Joseph Butler](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joseph-butler/)

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> [I firmly believe that the only reason why I'm on this planet, the only reason why I live, breathe, and exist is,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alanis-morissette/i-firmly-believe-that-the-only-reason-why-i-m-on-this-planet-the-only/)

[Alanis Morissette](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alanis-morissette/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/22d/alanis-morissette-1074_art_i-firmly-believe-that-the-only-reason-wh_1788575.jpg)

> [When you talk to police communications staff and think about their job from an insider's point of view, you can see they…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jesse-armstrong/when-you-talk-to-police-communications-staff-and-think-about-their/)

[Jesse Armstrong](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jesse-armstrong/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/19d/jesse-armstrong-5759_communication_when-you-talk-to-police-communications-s_2854502.jpg)

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