Ought Quotes

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Do you sincerely declare that you love mankind in general, of what profession or religion soever? Do you think any person ought to be harmed… — Benjamin Franklin
Experience is the oracle of truth; and where its responses are unequivocal, they ought to be conclusive and sacred. — Alexander Hamilton
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.… — George Washington
No nation ought to be without a debt. A national debt is a national bond; and when it bears no interest, is in no case… — Thomas Paine
It has been the error of the schools to teach astronomy, and all the other sciences, and subjects of natural philosophy, as accomplishments only; whereas… — Thomas Paine
Besides the danger of a direct mixture of religion and civil government, there is an evil which ought to be guarded against in the indefinite… — James Madison
In all great changes of established governments, forms ought to give way to substance — James Madison
Among the features peculiar to the political system of the United States, is the perfect equality of rights which it secures to every religious sectEqual… — James Madison
The constitution ought to secure a genuine militia and guard against a select militia. ...All regulations tending to render this general militia useless and defenseless,… — Richard Henry Lee
The actual sight of a first-class house that a Negro has built is ten times more potent than pages of discussion about a house that… — Booker T. Washington
Why should the railroad employees be parceled out among a score of different organizations? They are all employed in the same service. Their interests are… — Eugene V. Debs
One ought not to encourage beggars, and yes, you are right, it is far better to donate to charities that address the causes of poverty… — Mohsin Hamid
Psychology cannot tell people how they ought to live their lives. It can however, provide them with the means for effecting personal and social change. — Albert Bandura
Compared to what we ought to be, we are only half awake. We are making use of only a small part of our physical and… — William James
Learning to live ought to mean learning to die - to acknowledge, to accept, an absolute mortality - without positive outcome,or resurrection, or redemption, for… — Jacques Derrida
In practice we always base our preparations against an enemy on the assumption that his plans are good; indeed, it is right to rest our… — Thucydides
It may be life is only worthwhile at moments. Perhaps that is all we ought to expect. — Sherwood Anderson
I have a mindset that says bipartisanship ought to consist of Democrats coming to the Republican point of view. — Richard Mourdock
I think the minimum wage ought to keep pace with inflation. — Mitt Romney
We ought to be people of compassion. And being people of compassion means we deny ourselves, and our self centeredness. — Mike Huckabee
It's kind of like sentencing. A lot of people say that we have a heavy sentence for this crime and a light sentence for another… — Rush Limbaugh
If you, unknowing, are able to create masterpieces in color, then unknowledge is your way. But if you are unable to create masterpieces in color… — Johannes Itten
It is in vain to say human beings ought to be satisfied with tranquility: they must have action; and they will make it if they… — Charlotte Bronte
Women are supposed to be very calm generally: but women feel just as men feel; they need exercise for their faculties, and a field for… — Charlotte Bronte
Forty years after a battle it is easy for a non-combatant to reason about how it ought to have been fought. It is another thing… — Herman Melville

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