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To see the right and not to do it is cowardice.
To see the right and not to do it is cowardice.
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,
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.
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
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.
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.
It infuriates me to be wrong when I know I'm right.
It infuriates me to be wrong when I know I'm right.
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.
