#duty

Many writers upon the science of political economy have declared that it is the duty of a nation first to encourage the creation of wealth; and second, to direct and control its distribution. All such theories are delusive. ↗

— Leland Stanford

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Self-development is a higher duty than self-sacrifice. ↗

— Elizabeth Cady Stanton

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I wish either my father or my mother, or indeed both of them, as they were in duty both equally bound to it, had minded what they were about when they begot me. ↗

— Laurence Sterne

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You know I have duties──we both have duties──before which feeling must be sacrificed. ↗

— George Eliot

#life

It is easier to do one's duty to others than to one's self. If you do your duty to others, you are considered reliable. If you do your duty to yourself, you are considered selfish. ↗

— Thomas Szasz

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I feel however, that we architects have a special duty and mission... (to contribute) to the socio-cultural development of architecture and urban planning. ↗

— Kenzo Tange

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I believe musicians have a duty, a responsibility to reach out, to share your love or pain with others. ↗

— James Taylor

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If my duty does involve heralding His law in every arena, then the Church in America is failing radically today. ↗

— Randall Terry

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I still owe a duty of loyalty to my clients and former clients, so I cannot specify which clients I did not especially find congenial, but the cause was the same. ↗

— Floyd Abrams

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But if our hopes are betrayed, if we are forced to resist the invasion of our soil, and to defend our threatened homes, this duty, however hard it may be, will find us armed and resolved upon the greatest sacrifices. ↗

— King Albert II

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