"Man is a living duty, a depository of powers that he must not leave in a brute state. Man is a wing."

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"Man is a living duty, a depository of powers that he must not leave in a brute state. Man is a wing."

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"Like bones to the human body, the axle to the wheel, the wing to the bird, and the air to the wing, so is liberty the essence of life. Whatever is done without it is imperfect."

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"Just as he who gives his life to serve a great idea is admirable, he who avails himself of a great idea to serve his personal hopes of glory and power is abominable, even if he too risks his life."

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"He who uses the office he owes to the voters wrongfully and against them is a thief."

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"He who receives money in trust to administer for the benefit of its owner, and uses it either for his own interest or against the wishes of its rightful owner, is a thief."

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"A child who does not think about what happens around him and is content with living without wondering whether he lives honestly is like a man who lives from a scoundrel's work and is on the road to being a scoundrel."

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"Freedoms, like privileges, prevail or are imperiled together You cannot harm or strive to achieve one without harming or furthering all."

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"The philosopher ought never to try to avoid the duty of making up his mind."

Mortimer Adler, American Philosopher

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"No duty is more urgent than that of returning thanks."

James Allen, British Author

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"For this is our most perfect duty and yet least known to us by nature: Whatever we conceive or will should be joined with the good of our neighbor."

William Ames, English Philosopher

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"Our duty is to be useful, not according to our desires but according to our powers."

Henri Frederic Amiel, Swiss Philosopher

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"We never fail when we try to do our duty, we always fail when we neglect to do it."

Robert Baden-Powell, English Soldier

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"We'll try to cooperate fully with the IRS, because, as citizens, we feel a strong patriotic duty not to go to jail."

Dave Barry, American Journalist

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"I took upon myself to enact the part of a poor, unfortunate crazy girl, and felt it my duty not to shirk any of the disagreeable results that should follow."

Nellie Bly, American Journalist

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"Last year, the Assembly of the League, as a result of the initiative taken by the Scandinavian nations, further limited and clarified all the provisions of the clause prescribing the duty of states to participate in sanctions."

Hjalmar Branting, Swedish Statesman

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"I think it's a short story writer's duty, as well as writing well about emotions and characters, to write story."

Eric Brown, British Writer

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"My duty is clear and at all costs will be done."

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"Like bones to the human body, the axle to the wheel, the wing to the bird, and the air to the wing, so is liberty the essence of life. Whatever is done without it is imperfect."

"Just as he who gives his life to serve a great idea is admirable, he who avails himself of a great idea to serve his personal hopes of glory and power is abominable, even if he too risks his life."

"It is the duty of man to raise up man."

"It is terrible to speak of you, Liberty, for one who lives without you."

"It is necessary to make virtue fashionable."

"In truth, men speak too much of danger."

"He who uses the office he owes to the voters wrongfully and against them is a thief."

"He who receives money in trust to administer for the benefit of its owner, and uses it either for his own interest or against the wishes of its rightful owner, is a thief."

"A child who does not think about what happens around him and is content with living without wondering whether he lives honestly is like a man who lives from a scoundrel's work and is on the road to being a scoundrel."

"Freedoms, like privileges, prevail or are imperiled together You cannot harm or strive to achieve one without harming or furthering all."

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"The philosopher ought never to try to avoid the duty of making up his mind."

"No duty is more urgent than that of returning thanks."

"For this is our most perfect duty and yet least known to us by nature: Whatever we conceive or will should be joined with the good of our neighbor."

"Our duty is to be useful, not according to our desires but according to our powers."

"We never fail when we try to do our duty, we always fail when we neglect to do it."

"We'll try to cooperate fully with the IRS, because, as citizens, we feel a strong patriotic duty not to go to jail."

"I took upon myself to enact the part of a poor, unfortunate crazy girl, and felt it my duty not to shirk any of the disagreeable results that should follow."

"Last year, the Assembly of the League, as a result of the initiative taken by the Scandinavian nations, further limited and clarified all the provisions of the clause prescribing the duty of states to participate in sanctions."

"I think it's a short story writer's duty, as well as writing well about emotions and characters, to write story."

"My duty is clear and at all costs will be done."