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    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,

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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.

by Alexander Pope Found in: Right Quotes,
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Right as a trivet.

Right as a trivet.

by Richard Harris Barham Found in: Right Quotes,
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The rule of the road is a paradox quite,
If you drive with a whip or a thong;
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The rule of the road is a paradox quite,
If you drive with a whip or a thong;
If you go to the left you are sure to be right,
If you go to the right you are wrong.

by Henry Erskine Found in: Right Quotes,
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No question is ever settled
Until it is settled right.

No question is ever settled
Until it is settled right.

by Alexander Pope Found in: Right Quotes,
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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.

by Kahlil Gibran Found in: Right Quotes,
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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.

by Stephen Jay Gould Found in: Right Quotes,
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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.

by Alexander Pope Found in: Right Quotes,
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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

by William Penn Found in: Right Quotes,
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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.

by Confucius Found in: Cowardice Quotes, Right Quotes,
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