Their Duty Quotes

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Meek young men grow up in libraries, believing it their duty to accept the views which Cicero, which Locke, which Bacon, have given, forgetful that… — Ralph Waldo Emerson
The best architects feel it to be their duty to make the path to the hole as free as possible from annoying difficulties for the… — Robert Hunter
Looking across this field, we see the scale of heroism and sacrifice. All who are buried here understood their duty. All stood to protect America.… — George W. Bush
...if the citizens neglect their Duty and place unprincipled men in office, the government will soon be corrupted; laws will be made, not for the… — Noah Webster
This position will not be disputed, so long as it is admitted that the desire of reward is one of the strongest incentives of human… — Alexander Hamilton
God always has an angel of help for those who are willing to do their duty. — Theodore L. Cuyler
Great suffering brings with it the power of great endurance. When sorrow is deepest all the forces of patience and courage are banded together to… — Rabindranath Tagore
[It is not the purpose nor right of Congress] to attend to what generosity and humanity require, but to what the Constitution and their duty… — William Branch Giles
Christians, in particular, realize that their responsibility within creation and their duty towards nature and the Creator are an essential part of their faith. — Pope John Paul II
As long as leadership from above was not lacking, the people fulfilled their duty and obligation overwhelmingly. Whether Protestant pastor or Catholic priest, both together… — Adolf Hitler
If you give the government the right to determine the consumption of the human body, to determine whether one should smoke or not smoke, drink… — Ludwig von Mises
If the citizens neglect their duty and place unprincipled men in office, the government will soon be corrupted . . . . If a republican… — Noah Webster
What concerns all, should be considered by all; and individuals may injure a whole society, by not declaring their sentiments. It is therefore not only… — John Dickinson
There are men who could neither be distressed nor won into a sacrifice of their duty; but this stern virtue is the growth of few… — Alexander Hamilton
But when a long train of abuses and usurpations, pursuing invariably the same Object evinces a design to reduce them under absolute Despotism, it is… — Thomas Jefferson
You might say that I was the first and caused others to awaken to the sense of their duty in helping deserving causes for the… — Madam C. J. Walker
The terrible, cold, cruel part is Wall Street. Rivers of gold flow there from all over the earth, and death comes with it. There, as… — Federico Garcia Lorca
There are some women who are flirts upon principle; they consider it their duty to make themselves as pleasing as possible to every one. — Antoine Rivarol
Let men of all ranks whether they are successful, or unsuccessful, whether they triumph or not; let them do their duty, and rest satisfied. — Plato
Can-do Americans courageously go about their duty in Iraq - mostly unafraid that a culture of 2,000 years, the reality of geography, the sheer forces… — Victor Davis Hanson

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