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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,
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
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.
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.
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.
No question is ever settled
Until it is settled right.
No question is ever settled
Until it is settled right.
Be sure you are right, then go ahead.
Be sure you are right, then go ahead.
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.
Don't get it right, just get it written
Don't get it right, just get it written