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“It's now up to the full Senate to move swiftly to confirm John Roberts so he can assume his duties and responsibilities as chief justice when the Supreme Court begins its new term in a matter of weeks. We call on the Senate to confirm John Roberts without delay.”

Matter Moving Term Justice Responsibility Week Duty Court Assuming Supreme Chiefs Senate Supreme Court Delay Chief Justice

Author:Jay Sekulow

“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.”

Government Politics Nations Term Power Policy Duty Eras Foreign Policy Spy Ambassadors

Author:Napoleon Bonaparte

“I have already indicated to you the meaning of the word religion, as applied to Islam. The truth is that Islam is not a Church. It is a State conceived as a contractual organism long before Rousseau ever thought of such a thing, and animated by an ethical ideal which regards man not as an earth-rooted creature, defined by this or that portion of the earth, but as a spiritual being understood in terms of a social mechanism, and possessing rights and duties as a living factor in that mechanism.”

“One of the most destructive anti-concepts in the history of moral philosophy is the term 'duty.”

Philosophy Term Moral Duty Concepts Destructive Moral Philosophy

Book:Philosophy: Who Needs It

Source: Philosophy: Who Needs It

“There's really no such thing as an 'ex-cop' or a cop who's 'off-duty' or 'retired.' Once trained, once indoctrinated, a cop is always alert, assessing reality in terms of its potential for illegal acts.”

Reality Term Duty Illegal Cop Law Enforcement Exes Retired Assessing

Book:H

Source: H

“It is the duty of the long-term investor to endure great losses with equanimity.”

Long Term Loss Duty Endure Investing Long Term Investors Equanimity Great Loss

Author:John Maynard Keynes

“The nation's non-co-operation is an invitation to the Government to co-operate with it on its own terms, as is every nation's right and every good government's duty.”

Government Nations Term Duty Very Good Operations Invitations

Book:The Moral and Political Writings of Mahatma Gandhi: Non-Violent Resistance and Social Transformation

Source: The Moral and Political Writings of Mahatma Gandhi: Non-Violent Resistance and Social Transformation

“Performance of duty and observance of morality are convertible terms.”

Term Duty Morality Performances Observance

Book:Hind Swaraj

Source: Hind Swaraj

“'Rights' are granted; 'duties' are enforced. To speak of rights and duties is to think in terms of authority.”

Thinking Speak Term Rights Duty Authority Granted Rights And Duties

Author:Laurance Labadie

“It is an author's primary duty to entertain. Sling out all the philosophical terms, but keep the reader turning the page.”

Term Duty Reader Pages Philosophical Primaries

Author:Susan Howatch

“I continue to believe that she has not jeopardized America's national security. Now, what I've also said is that, and she's acknowledged, that there's a carelessness in terms of managing emails that she has owned and she recognizes. But I also think it is important to keep this in perspective. This is somebody who has served her country for four years as secretary of state and did an outstanding job, and no one has suggested that in some ways, as a consequence of how she handled emails, that that detracted from her excellent ability to carry out her duties.”

“I abhor the word "consumer." Consumers, unlike citizens, have no implicit duties, obligations, or responsibilities to the common good. It's a degrading term. The use of it degrades the public discussion.”

Use Term Common Responsibility Duty Citizens Obligation Consumers Discussion Common Good Degrade Degrading Implicit

Author:James Howard Kunstler

“My own sense as an American is that we have begun to experience the disadvantages of framing virtually all moral issues in terms of individual rights. American history has consisted of swings back and forth between rights talk on the one hand and talk of duties, responsibilities, and the common good on the other hand. Recent decades have seen a big swing toward rights, and conceived in very individualistic terms, which hasn't always been the case even with rights.”

Individual Term Common Responsibility Moral Duty American History Common Good Individual Rights Framing

Author:David Wong