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For the ultimate notion of right is that which tends to the
universal good; and when one's acting in read more
For the ultimate notion of right is that which tends to the
universal good; and when one's acting in a certain manner has
this tendency he has a right thus to act.
- Francis Hutcheson,
To see the right and not to do it is cowardice.
To see the right and not to do it is cowardice.
Don't get it right, just get it written
Don't get it right, just get it written
With malice toward none, with charity for all, with firmness in
the right, as God gives us to see read more
With malice toward none, with charity for all, with firmness in
the right, as God gives us to see the right.
No question is ever settled
Until it is settled right.
No question is ever settled
Until it is settled right.
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.
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.
Sir, I would rather be right than be President.
Sir, I would rather be right than be President.
It infuriates me to be wrong when I know I'm right.
It infuriates me to be wrong when I know I'm right.