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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.
The difference between the right word and the almost right word is the difference between lightning and a lightning bug.
The difference between the right word and the almost right word is the difference between lightning and a lightning bug.
And wanting the right rule they take chalke for cheese, as the
saying is.
And wanting the right rule they take chalke for cheese, as the
saying is.
My opinions may have changed, but not the fact that I am right.
My opinions may have changed, but not the fact that I am right.
Don't get it right, just get it written
Don't get it right, just get it written
Might was the measure of right.
[Lat., Mensuraque juris
Vis erat.]
Might was the measure of right.
[Lat., Mensuraque juris
Vis erat.]
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.
It infuriates me to be wrong when I know I'm right.
It infuriates me to be wrong when I know I'm right.
Laws control the lesser man... Right conduct controls the greater one.
Laws control the lesser man... Right conduct controls the greater one.