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Duty Quotes by George Washington
- Government being, among other purposes, instituted to protect the consciences of men from oppression, it certainly is the duty of Rulers, not only to abstain…
- I consider it an indispensible duty to close this last solemn act of my official life by commending the interests of our dearest country to…
- Of all the dispositions and habits which lead to political prosperity, religion and morality are indispensable supports. In vain would that man claim tribute to…
- There exists in the economy and course of nature, an indissoluble union between virtue and happiness; between duty and advantage; between the genuine maxims of…
- The very idea of the power and the right of the people to establish government presupposes the duty of every individual to obey the established…
- The nation which indulges towards another an habitual hatred, or an habitual fondness, is in some degree a slave. It is a slave to its…
- The duty of holding a Neutral conduct may be inferred, without any thing more, from the obligation which justice and humanity impose on every nation,…
- The General most earnestly requires, and expects, a due observance of those articles of war, established for the government of the army which forbid profane…
- Let me now ... warn you in the most solemn manner against the baneful effects of the spirit of party. ... The common and continual…
- While we are zealously performing the duties of good citizens and soldiers, we certainly ought not to be inattentive to the higher duties of religion.…
- It is the duty of all nations to acknowledge the providence of Almighty God.
- I shall make it the most agreeable part of my duty to study merit, and reward the brave and deserving.
- The consideration that human happiness and moral duty are inseparably connected will always continue to prompt me to promote the former by inculcating the practice…
- The fundamental principle of our constitution ... enjoins the sense of command, duty that the will of the majority shall prevail.
- In executing the duties of my present important station, I can promise nothing but purity of intentions, and, in carrying these into effect, fidelity and…
- Happiness and moral duty are inseparably connected.
- My observation is that whenever one person is found adequate to the discharge of a duty... it is worse executed by two persons, and scarcely…
- To persevere in one's duty, and be silent is the best answer to calumny
- A primary object should be the education of our youth in the science of government. In a republic, what species of knowledge can be equally…
- To encourage literature and the arts is a duty which every good citizen owes to his country.
- It is the duty of all Nations to acknowledge the providence of Almighty God, to obey his will, to be grateful for his benefits, and…
More Duty Quotes
- In doing what we ought we deserve no praise, because it is our duty. — Saint Augustine
- No eulogy is due to him who simply does his duty and nothing more. — Saint Augustine
- A powerful attraction exists, therefore, to the promotion of a study and of duties of all others engrossing the time most completely,… — Charles Babbage
- Those from whose pocket the salary is drawn, and by whose appointment the officer was made, have always a right to discuss… — Charles Babbage
- We never fail when we try to do our duty, we always fail when we neglect to do it. — Robert Baden-Powell
- Doing what you do well is death. Your duty is to keep trying to do things that you don't do well, in… — John Banville
- We are all one - or at least we should be - and it is our job, our duty, and our great… — Roy Barnes
- We'll try to cooperate fully with the IRS, because, as citizens, we feel a strong patriotic duty not to go to jail. — Dave Barry
- An artist has every right - one may even say a duty - to exhibit his productions as prominently as he can. — Jacques Barzun
- The liberties of our country, the freedom of our civil constitution, are worth defending against all hazards: And it is our duty… — Samuel Adams
- Presidents have the right to nominate their own cabinet secretaries. But their nominees don't have a right to confirmation. Senators have a… — Gary Bauer
- Defending the truth is not something one does out of a sense of duty or to allay guilt complexes, but is a… — Simone de Beauvoir