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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.
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
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.
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."
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.
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.
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,
