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    If we believe a thing to be bad, and if we have a right to
    prevent it, it is our duty to try to prevent it and to damn the
    consequences.

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Not once or twice in our rough island story,
The path of duty was the way to glory.

Not once or twice in our rough island story,
The path of duty was the way to glory.

by Lord Alfred Tennyson Found in: Duty Quotes,
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To do my duty in that state of life unto which it shall please
God to call me.

To do my duty in that state of life unto which it shall please
God to call me.

by Book Of Common Prayer Found in: Duty Quotes,
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There is only one basic human right, the right to do as you damn well please. And with it comes read more

There is only one basic human right, the right to do as you damn well please. And with it comes the only basic human duty, the duty to take the consequences.

by Robert Louis Stevenson Found in: Duty Quotes,
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The things which must be, must be for the best,
God helps us do our duty and not shrink,
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The things which must be, must be for the best,
God helps us do our duty and not shrink,
And trust His mercy humbly for the rest.

by Lord Lytton Found in: Duty Quotes,
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Every right implies a responsibility; Every opportunity, an obligation, Every possession, a duty.

Every right implies a responsibility; Every opportunity, an obligation, Every possession, a duty.

by John D. Rockefeller Found in: Duty Quotes,
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Thy sum of duty let two words contain,
(O may they graven in thy heart remain!)
Be read more

Thy sum of duty let two words contain,
(O may they graven in thy heart remain!)
Be humble and be just.

by Matthew Prior Found in: Duty Quotes,
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When I'm not thank'd at all, I'm thank'd enough:
I've done my duty, and I've done no more.

When I'm not thank'd at all, I'm thank'd enough:
I've done my duty, and I've done no more.

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The primal duties shine aloft, like stars;
The charities that soothe, and heal, and bless
Are scattered read more

The primal duties shine aloft, like stars;
The charities that soothe, and heal, and bless
Are scattered at the feet of Man, like flowers.

by William Wordsworth Found in: Duty Quotes,
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Not aw'd to duty by superior sway.

Not aw'd to duty by superior sway.

by John Dryden Found in: Duty Quotes,
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