Sir, I would rather be right than be President.

Sir, I would rather be right than be President.

For right is right, since God is God,
And right the day must win;
To doubt would read more

For right is right, since God is God,
And right the day must win;
To doubt would be disloyalty,
To falter would be sin.

Always do right. That will gratify some of the people and
astonish the rest.

Always do right. That will gratify some of the people and
astonish the rest.

Only kings, presidents, editors, and people with tapeworms have the right to use the editorial "we."

Only kings, presidents, editors, and people with tapeworms have the right to use the editorial "we."

Stand with anybody that stands right, stand with him while he is right and part with him when he goes read more

Stand with anybody that stands right, stand with him while he is right and part with him when he goes wrong.

The rule of the road is a paradox quite,
If you drive with a whip or a thong;
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The rule of the road is a paradox quite,
If you drive with a whip or a thong;
If you go to the left you are sure to be right,
If you go to the right you are wrong.

A man does not attain the status of Galileo merely because he is
persecuted; he must also be right.

A man does not attain the status of Galileo merely because he is
persecuted; he must also be right.

Right is right, even if everyone is against it; and wrong is wrong, even if everyone is for it

Right is right, even if everyone is against it; and wrong is wrong, even if everyone is for it

But 'twas a maxim he had often tried,
That right was right, and there he would abide.

But 'twas a maxim he had often tried,
That right was right, and there he would abide.