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Sir, I would rather be right than be President.
Sir, I would rather be right than be President.
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,
No one can be right all of the time, but it helps to be right most of the time.
No one can be right all of the time, but it helps to be right most of the time.
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.
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.
Let us have faith that Right makes Might, and in that faith let
us to the end dare to read more
Let us have faith that Right makes Might, and in that faith let
us to the end dare to do our duty as we understand it.
Don't get it right, just get it written
Don't get it right, just get it written
Laws control the lesser man... Right conduct controls the greater one.
Laws control the lesser man... Right conduct controls the greater one.
To see the right and not to do it is cowardice.
To see the right and not to do it is cowardice.