Neither the few nor the many have a right to act merely by their will, in any matter connected with duty, trust, engagement, or obligation.
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Appeal from the New Whigs to the Old (1791).Edmund Burke
It would not be correct to say that every moral obligation involves a legal duty; but every legal duty is founded on a moral obligation.
John Coleridge
It is not the profession of religion which creates the obligation for the performance of duty; for that existed before any such profession was made. The profession of religion only recognises the obligation.
Albert Barnes
I know that from your own viewpoint your magnificent accomplishments of the past six years have represented a mere performance of duty but I sincerely trust that you have some inkling of the extraordinary place your work has won for you in the respect and affections of the whole country. For myself I want only to assure you once again that in every problem and in every test I have faced during the war years, your example has been an inspiration and your support has been my greatest strength. My sense of obligation to you is equaled only by the depth of my pride and satisfaction as I salute you as the greatest soldier of our time and a true leader of democracy.
George Marshall
Happiness and moral duty are inseparably connected.
George Washington
I believe that every right implies a responsibility, every opportunity, an obligation; every possession a duty.
John D. Rockefeller
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