“Psychoanalysis , which interprets the human being as a socialized being, and the psychic apparatus as essentially developed and determined through the relationship of the individual to society, must consider it a duty to participate in the investigation of sociological problems to the extent the human being or his/her psyche plays any part at all.” HumansPlayProblemIndividualHuman BeingsDutyDeterminedInvestigationPsychicsPsychoanalysisSociological Author:Erich Fromm
“In the sacred fact of obligation you touch the immutable, and lay hold, as it were, on the eternities. At the very center of your being, there is a fixed element, and that of a kind or degree essentially sovereign. A standard is set up in your very thought, by which a great part of your questions are determined, and about which your otherwise random thoughts may settle into order and law.” KindMayFactsLawOrderDutyDegreesElementsStandardsEternitySacredLaysDeterminedObligationSettlingFixedSovereignBeing ThereRandom Thoughts Author:Horace Bushnell
“The application requisite to the duties of the office I hold [governor of Virginia] is so excessive, and the execution of them after all so imperfect, that I have determined to retire from it at the close of the present campaign.” DutyOfficeDeterminedCampaignsRetirementApplicationRetiringImperfectExecutionGovernorsVirginia Author:Thomas Jefferson
“In respect of Indonesia, I am determined to be the best possible friend of Indonesia that I can be, consistent with my overriding duty to protect our country. We would never do anything that was damaging to Indonesia, because we want Indonesia to flourish. We want Indonesia to take its rightful place as one of the really important countries of the world, as it will, sooner or later.” WorldWantI CanImportantCountryDutyProtectDeterminedOur CountryBeing The BestConsistentSooner Or LaterIndonesiaI Am DeterminedCountries Of The World Author:Tony Abbott
“The various roles we incorporate into the criminal justice system as well as the ways in which we construe such roles, lend themselves to the kind of ethical reflection that is open to us all. That said, once we have determined roles and their contours, those who act within them may have special duties and privileges that others may lack. Specific roles may generate ethical inquiries with novel forms, just as new technologies may push us in new directions.” KindJusticeTechnologyNovelSpecialDutyReflectionVariousDeterminedEthicalNew TechnologyJustice SystemCriminal Justice Author:John Kleinig
“I like to be depressing. I feel it's my duty to make everyone a little less happy. You know that line in the Declaration of Independence, "the pursuit of happiness"? I've come to think that it has no meaning at all. You cannot pursue happiness. And to think that this bad little sentence has determined our lives.” ThinkingDutyIndependenceDeterminedDepressingDeclarationPursuit Of HappinessDeclaration Of Independence Author:Jamaica Kincaid