Quotes about Duty

The moral law commands us to make the highest possible good in a world the final object of all our conduct.

The Jitong chapter of the Book of Rites says, "There are three ways of caring for one's parents: when they are alive, look after them; when they are deceased, tend to the death rites; when the death rites have been completed, offer them sacrifice.

It should be held as an eternal truth, that what is morally wrong can never be politically right.

I would rather be a Medal of Honor recipient then the President of the United States!

Remember, never despise a task—any task. In doing any job, you are either creating something or bettering something.

Do your duty, that is best; leave unto the Lord the rest.

The most basic duty of government is to defend the lives of its own citizens. Any government that fails to do so is a government unworthy to lead.

Do not think a man has done his full duty when he has performed the work assigned him. A man will never rise if he does only this. Promotion comes from exceptional work.

Thus the call to follow Christ always means a call to share the work of forgiving men their sins. Forgiveness is the Christlike suffering which it is the Christian's duty to bear.

Here on earth, God's work must surely be our own.

Although your father and mother are dead, if you propose to yourself any good work, only reflect how it will make their names illustrious, and your purpose will be fixed.

Respect for human rights is not social work; it is not merely an act of compassion. It is the first obligation of government and the source of its legitimacy.