Quotes About Duty

People know the difference between right and wrong—and if they don't, that's what priests are for.

And that would be sufficient, if we lived in a world that was ruled by laws." Aldred sat on a stool, leaned forward, and spoke quietly. "But the man matters more than the law, as you know.

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There were certain things one had to do before one could really call oneself a man, and fighting for king and country was among them. They

Capt. Jenkins & Lieut. Ramsey—20:05

A la gente no le gustan los políticos que minan la moral de nuestros soldados cuestionando la guerra.

Edmond la regarda sévèrement. Cette décision ne sera pas prise sur la base des liens familiaux, ma fille ! Le fait qu'Elfric soit ton époux ne fera pas mieux tenir le pont debout !

Los hijos de los nobles no pueden permitirse ser compasivos.

authenticity always and absolutely carries a demand and duty: you must speak out, to the best of your ability, and shake the spiritual tree, and shine your headlights into the eyes of the complacent. You must let that radical realization rumble through your veins and rattle those around you.

The absurd duty, too often inculcated, of obeying a parent only on account of his being a parent, shackles the mind, and prepares it for a slavish submission to any power but reason.

There is a higher law than the Constitution.

Man's responsibility increases as that of the gods decreases.

All political power is a trust.

It is an ambassador's duty to stand up for his nation's foreign policy in any era and under any government whatsoever. Ambassadors are, in the full meaning of the term, titled spies.

'Tis a sort of duty to be rich, that it may be in one's power to do good, riches being another word for power.

Didn't Gandalf say "With great power comes great responsibility"? (If it wasn't Gandalf, maybe it was Thomas Jefferson. Or Spider-Man's uncle.)

Power's twin is responsibility.

Power always brings with it responsibility.

Those who seek education in the paths of duty are always deceived by the illusion that power in the hands of friends is an advantage to them.

In assuming any office besides its essential one, the State begins to lose the power of fulfilling its essential one.

I am not asking for 60 months to sit and enjoy power, but to be the Chowkidaar of the country.

Does not the possibility or the power to do something about the situation at hand confer on one the responsibility to do it?

What wouldst thou do, old man? Think'st thou that duty shall have dread to speak When power to flattery bows?

I'm not attached to anything.I'm attached to what it feels it's my duty, to do my duty.I think that I will die with the boots on.