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I shall not fear to say that the doctrine of self-interest rightly understood seems to me of all the philosophic theories the most appropriate to… — Alexis de Tocqueville
No provision in our Constitution ought to be dearer to man than that which protects the rights of conscience against the enterprises of the civil… — Thomas Jefferson
To go on vegetating in cowardly dependence on physicians and machinations, after the meaning of life, the right to life, has been lost, that ought… — Friedrich Nietzsche
I strongly support the Second Amendment and I believe the Second Amendment ought to be preserved - which means no gun control. — John McCain
A free people ought not only to be armed and disciplined, but they should have sufficient arms and ammunition to maintain a status of independence… — George Washington
The 1911 pistol remains the service pistol of choice in the eyes of those who understand the problem. Back when we audited the FBI academy… — Jeff Cooper
Firearms stand next in importance to the Constitution itself. They are the American people's liberty teeth and keystone under independence.... From the hour the Pilgrims… — George Washington
Free will is not the liberty to do whatever one likes, but the power of doing whatever one sees ought to be done, even in… — George MacDonald
The first step is: accept yourself as you are; drop all shoulds. Don`t carry any ought on your heart! You are not to be somebody… — Rajneesh
A single crocus blossom ought to be enough to convince our heart that springtime, no matter how predictable, is somehow a gift, gratuitous, gratis, a… — David Steindl-Rast
The last hope of human liberty in this world rests on us. we ought, for so dear a stake, to sacrifice every attachment & every… — Thomas Jefferson
Awake asleep ought to be with us - So he may see dreams in wakefulness. — Unknown Author
The motto for every missionary, whether preacher, printer, or schoolmaster, ought to be 'Devoted for Life.' — Adoniram Judson
You are obliged to love your neighbor as yourself, and loving him, you ought to help him spiritually, with prayer, counseling him with words, and… — St. Catherine of Siena
We need only view a Dissection of that large Mass, the Brain, to have ground to bewail our Ignorance...We admire...the Fibres of every Muscle, and… — Nicolas Steno
Well, I think we ought to let him hang there. Let him twist slowly, slowly in the wind. — John Ehrlichman
Look, I think you should promote the game, but I think you should make it what it ought to be. Not some kind of a… — Oscar Robertson
There is a norm, there is a model of the way things are supposed to be. When you find yourself outside of that, when you… — Scott Lively
Poor Fred - he's actually working on a typo, and somebody ought to tell him. Twice in the New Testament Jesus withered fig trees, Isaiah… — Thom Hartmann
A censor is a man who knows more than he thinks you ought to. — Granville Hicks
People should think less about what they ought to do and more about what they ought to be. If only their being were good, their… — Meister Eckhart
Our thoughts ought by instinct to fly upwards from animals, men and natural objects to their creator. If created things are so utterly lovely, how… — Anthony of Padua
Heaven is more than a destination; it is a motivation. Knowing that we shall dwell in the heavenly city ought to make a difference in… — Warren W. Wiersbe
Teach and practice, practice and teach - that is all we have; that is all we are good for; that is all we ever ought… — Ernest Holmes
The praises of others may be of use in teaching us, not what we are, but what we ought to be. — Augustus William Hare

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