Sir, I would rather be right than be President.

Sir, I would rather be right than be President.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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."

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.

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.