#duty

The first duty of a state is to see that every child born therein shall be well housed, clothed, fed and educated till it attains years of discretion. ↗

— John Ruskin

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A sense of duty is useful in work but offensive in personal relations. People wish to be liked, not to be endured with patient resignation. ↗

— Bertrand Russell

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Mr. Chairman, delegates, and fellow citizens: I am honored by the support of this convention for vice president of the United States. I accept the duty to help lead our nation out of a jobs crisis and back to prosperity - and I know we can do this. ↗

— Paul Ryan

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It is not easy to be sure that being yourself is worth the trouble, but we do know it is our sacred duty. ↗

— Florida Scott-Maxwell

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For a man who has done his natural duty, death is as natural as sleep. ↗

— George Santayana

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I got to do something I never do, which is go to Starbucks and read 'The New York Times' until 7 a.m. I took my daughter to school on the East Side, which was a lot of fun. And I admit I played Call of Duty, one of those war video games. ↗

— Joe Scarborough

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It is long overdue for parents to realize they have the right and duty to protect our children against the intolerant evolutionists. ↗

— Phyllis Schlafly

#children #duty #intolerant #long #our

A common currency imposes on us a duty to cooperate more on policy. ↗

— Gerhard Schroder

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Government's first duty and highest obligation is public safety. ↗

— Arnold Schwarzenegger

#first #government #highest #obligation #public

To be perfectly honest, I feel I have a duty to use my celebrity status in a positive way. ↗