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It is the patriotic duty of every man to lie for his country.

~Alfred Adler

Topics: Country Duty Every Every Man His Lie Man Patriotic

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What we need are not prohibitory marriage laws, but a reformed society, an educated public opinion which will teach individual duty in these matters.

~Alfred Russel Wallace

Topics: Duty Educated Individual Laws Marriage Matters Need Opinion Public Public Opinion Reformed Society Teach Which Will

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A people do not throw their geniuses away. And if they are thrown away, it is our duty as artists and as witnesses for the future to collect them again for the sake of our children and, if necessary, bone by bone.

~Alice Walker

Topics: Again Artists Away Bone Children Collect Duty Future Geniuses Necessary Our People Sake Them Throw Thrown Witnesses

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I think that all people who feel that there is injustice in the world anywhere should learn as much of it as they can bear. That is our duty.

~Alice Walker

Topics: All People Anywhere Bear Duty Feel Injustice Learn Much Our People Should Think Who World I Think

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I am sick and tired of hearing that it is our moral duty to serve the state, because conservatives believe that it is our moral duty to serve our fellow man regardless of race, sex, affiliation or creed, and when we serve, we believe that it is the state's duty to get out of the way.

~Allen West

Topics: Affiliation Am Because Believe Conservatives Creed Duty Fellow Fellow Man Get Hearing Man Moral Our Out Race Regardless Serve Sex Sick Sick And Tired State Tired Way I Am

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Suffrage, noun. Expression of opinion by means of a ballot. The right of suffrage (which is held to be both a privilege and a duty) means, as commonly interpreted, the right to vote for the man of another man's choice, and is highly prized.

~Ambrose Bierce

Topics: Another Ballot Both Choice Commonly Duty Expression Held Highly Interpreted Man Means Noun Opinion Privilege Prized Right Suffrage Vote Which

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Duty - that which sternly impels us in the direction of profit, along the line of desire.

~Ambrose Bierce

Topics: Along Desire Direction Duty Line Profit Us Which

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I tend to agree with those who say that a justice's duty is to the Constitution and that it is thus more legitimate for her to enforce her best understanding of the Constitution rather than a precedent she thinks is clearly in conflict with it.

~Amy Coney Barrett

Topics: Agree Best Clearly Conflict Constitution Duty Enforce Her Justice Legitimate More Precedent Rather Say She Tend Than Thinks Those Thus Understanding Who

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I cast my vote against Donald Trump. I did it without joy or enthusiasm. I did it out of civic duty and love for our country.

~Ana Navarro

Topics: Against Cast Civic Country Did Donald Donald Trump Duty Enthusiasm Joy Love Our Out Trump Vote Without

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The first duty of a leader is to make himself be loved without courting love. To be loved without 'playing up' to anyone - even to himself.

~Andre Malraux

Topics: Anyone Courting Duty Even First Himself Leader Love Loved Make Playing Up Without

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