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Quotes About Obligation

Take the American declaration of Independence. It contains no mention of territorial limits. We are not obliged to fix the limits of the State.
~ Moshe Dayan
One has neither independence nor freedom from bondage when he is obligated to others
~ Gordon B. Hinckley
It is only just that anything that grows up on its own should feel it has nothing to repay for an upbringing which it owes no one.
~ Plato, The Republic
Worrying is like paying a debt you don't owe.
~ Mark Twain
The greatest human quest is to know what one must do in order to become a human being.
~ Immanuel Kant
Every right implies a responsibility; Every opportunity, an obligation, Every possession, a duty.
~ John D. Rockefeller
I would uphold the law if for no other reason but to protect myself.
~ Thomas More
I feel that I'm very blessed. But with great blessings come great responsibility.
~ Kanye West
To those whom much is given, much is expected.
~ John F. Kennedy
Basketball is in my blood. It is my obligation to try.
~ Hakeem Olajuwon
Keeping demons from this world is your mandate, a mandate from heaven. And a mandate from heaven isn't something you can just ignore.
~ Cassandra Clare, City of Glass
An action, to have moral worth, must be done from duty.
~ Immanuel Kant
We are each of us responsible for the evil we may have prevented.
~ James Martineau
There are too many people that depend on me. I'm too obligated. I'm in too far to get out.
~ Elvis Presley
I've always said that the better off you are, the more responsibility you have for helping others
~ Carlos Slim
Credit is a system whereby a person who can not pay gets another person who can not pay to guarantee that he can pay.
~ Charles Dickens
To become a courageous leader, you must realize that accepting responsibility is not optional - it's mandatory.
~ David Cottrell
When a fantasy turns you on, you're obligated to God and nature to start doing it right away.
~ Stewart Brand
To whom much is given, much is required.
~ Swin Cash
Responsibility is a grace you give yourself not an obligation
~ Dan Millman
Words are deceptive. You think you understand something because it's explained to you and now you are under no obligation to do anything because you understand it.
~ Frederick Lenz
If you serve too many masters, you'll soon suffer.
~ Homer
A weakened sense of responsibility does not weaken the fact of responsibility.
~ William Bennett
You not only have a right to be an individual. You have a responsibility.
~ Eleanor Roosevelt