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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.
Always do right. That will gratify some of the people and
astonish the rest.
Always do right. That will gratify some of the people and
astonish the rest.
Stand with anybody that stands right, stand with him while he is right and part with him when he goes read more
Stand with anybody that stands right, stand with him while he is right and part with him when he goes wrong.
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.
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.
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,
All Nature is but art unknown to thee;
All chance direction, which thou canst not see;
All read more
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.
Sir, I would rather be right than be President.
Sir, I would rather be right than be President.
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