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Goodness is the only investment that never fails.
— Henry David Thoreau
No man is above the law and no man is below it; nor do we ask any man's permission when we require him to obey it... Obedience to the law is demanded as a right, not asked as a favor.
— Theodore Roosevelt
A leader who doesn't hesitate before he sends his nation into battle is not fit to be a leader.
— Golda Meir
Our morality seems to me only a check on the ultimate domination of force, just as our politeness is a check on the impulse of every pig to put his feet in the trough.
— Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.
Morality is simply the attitude we adopt towards people whom we personally dislike.
— Oscar Wilde
Sooner or later...one has to take sides. If one is to remain human.
— Graham Greene
I have tried so hard to do right.
— Grover Cleveland
Our character is what we do when we think no one is looking
— H Jackson Brown, Jr.
Let people know what you stand for and what you won't stand for.
— H Jackson Brown, Jr.
Open your arms to change, but don't let go of your values.
— H Jackson Brown, Jr.
When law and duty are one, united by religion, you never become fully conscious, fully aware of yourself. You are always a little less than an individual.
— Frank Herbert
Liberty University is pro-life and believes that marriage between one man and one woman provides the best environment for children.
— Jerry Falwell, Jr.