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“The true Christians are the true citizens, lofty of purpose, resolute in endeavor, ready for a hero's deeds, but never looking down on their task because it is cast in the day of small things; scornful of baseness, awake to their own duties as well as to their rights, following the higher law with reverence, and in this world doing all that in their power lies, so that when death comes they may feel that humanity is in some degree better because they lived.”

“A citizen who casts his ballot without having to the best of his abilities studied as much economics as he can fails in his civic duties.”

Ability Failing Duty Citizens Economics Casts Civics Ballots Civic Duty

Author:Ludwig von Mises

“Protecting the integrity of every vote cast is among the most important duties I have as governor.”

Important Duty Integrity Vote Casts Governors

Author:Pat McCrory

“See that your chief study be about heart, that there God's image may be planted, and his interest advanced, and the interest of the world and flesh subdued, and the love of every sin cast out, and the love of holiness succeed; and that you content not yourselves with seeming to do good in outward acts, when you are bad yourselves, and strangers to the great internal duties. The first and great work of a Christian is about his heart.”

World Firsts Heart May Christian Interest Sin Study Duty Succeed Casts Stranger Flesh Chiefs Holiness Internals Great Work Seeming

Book:The Practical Works of the Rev. Richard Baxter: With a Life of the Author, and a Critical Examination of His Writings

Source: The Practical Works of the Rev. Richard Baxter: With a Life of the Author, and a Critical Examination of His Writings

“When men take pleasure in feeling their minds elevated with strong drink, and so indulge their appetite as to disorder their understandings, neglect their duty as members of a family or civil society, and cast off all regard to religion, their case is much to be pitied.”

Men Mind Feelings Religion Strong Understanding Pleasure Cases Duty Drink Members Regard Casts Neglect Disorder Appetite Indulge Civil Society Strong Drink

Book:journal

Source: journal