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Not observation of a duty but liberty itself is the pledge that assures fidelity. ↗

— Ellen Key

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Only enemies speak the truth; friends and lovers lie endlessly, caught in the web of duty. ↗

— Stephen King

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The statesman's duty is to bridge the gap between his nation's experience and his vision. ↗

— Henry A. Kissinger

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May the spirit of devotion to duty which inspires us always dominate this Committee's conferences! ↗

— Gustav Krupp

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I felt that it was my duty not to senselessly waste my time. And since I didn't want to waste my time, I tried to accomplish as much as possible. ↗

— Aung San Suu Kyi

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Marriage is the miracle that transforms a kiss from a pleasure into a duty. ↗

— Helen Rowland

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Gratitude is a duty which ought to be paid, but which none have a right to expect. ↗

— Jean-Jacques Rousseau

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Hollywood has always been political. They consider it their right and duty to tell us what is politically good and right. ↗

— Mike Royko

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We require from buildings two kinds of goodness: first, the doing their practical duty well: then that they be graceful and pleasing in doing it. ↗

— John Ruskin

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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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