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    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,

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Be sure you are right, then go ahead.

Be sure you are right, then go ahead.

by David (davy) Crockett Found in: Right Quotes,
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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.

by George Crabbe Found in: Right Quotes,
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All Nature is but art unknown to thee;
All chance direction, which thou canst not see;
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All Nature is but art unknown to thee;
All chance direction, which thou canst not see;
All discord, harmony not understood;
All partial evil, universal good;
And spite of pride, in erring reason's spite,
One truth is clear, Whatever is is right.

by Alexander Pope Found in: Right Quotes,
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He will hew to the line of right, let the chips fly where they
may.

He will hew to the line of right, let the chips fly where they
may.

by Roscoe Conkling Found in: Right Quotes,
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Sir, I would rather be right than be President.

Sir, I would rather be right than be President.

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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.

by Mark Twain Found in: Right Quotes,
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Don't get it right, just get it written

Don't get it right, just get it written

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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.

by Ashleigh Brilliant Found in: Right Quotes,
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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

by William Penn Found in: Right Quotes,
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