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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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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.

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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.

by Henry Erskine 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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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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Right as a trivet.

Right as a trivet.

by Richard Harris Barham Found in: Right Quotes,
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Safeguarding the rights of others is the most noble and beautiful end of a human being.

Safeguarding the rights of others is the most noble and beautiful end of a human being.

by Kahlil Gibran Found in: Right Quotes,
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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."

by Mark Twain Found in: Right Quotes,
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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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The trouble with doing something right the first time is that nobody appreciates how difficult it was

The trouble with doing something right the first time is that nobody appreciates how difficult it was

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