“I was by birth a gentleman, living neither in any considerable height, nor yet in obscurity. I have been called to several employments in the nation - to serve in parliaments, - and ( because I would not be over tedious ) I did endeavour to discharge the duty of an honest man in those services, to God, and his people's interest, and of the commonwealth; having, when time was, a competent acceptation in the hearts of men, and some evidence thereof.” PeopleMenHeartHas BeensNationsInterestHonestDutyBirthEvidenceEmploymentHeightGentlemanParliamentCompetentObscurityTediousHonest ManEndeavourCommonwealthDischargeService To God Book:Speeches, 1644-1658 Source: Speeches, 1644-1658
“The evidence of our acceptance in the Beloved rises in proportion to our love, to our repentance, to our humility, to our faith, to our self-denial, to our delight in duty. Other evidence than this the Bible knows not God has not given.” KnowsSelfGivenAcceptanceHumilityDutyEvidenceDelightDenialBelovedProportionRepentanceOur LoveSelf-denial Book:Essays on the distinguishing traits of Christian character Source: Essays on the distinguishing traits of Christian character
“It is the duty of the Judge in criminal trials to take care that the verdict of the jury is not founded upon any evidence except that which the law allows.” CareLawJudgingDutyEvidenceTake CareCriminalsTrialsJuryVerdict Author:Samuel Taylor Coleridge
“Inspectors do not have the duty or the ability to uncover terrible weapons hidden in a vast country. The responsibility of inspectors is simply to confirm evidence of voluntary and total disarmament. Saddam Hussein has the responsibility to provide that evidence, as directed, and in full” CountryAbilityResponsibilityDutyTerribleWeaponsEvidenceSaddamHusseinDisarmamentInspectors Author:Donald Rumsfeld
“The fact that a belief has a good moral effect upon a man is no evidence whatsoever in favor of its truth. I'm not contending in a dogmatic way that there is not a God. What I'm contending is that we don't know that there is. I don't like the word "absolute." I don't think there is anything absolute whatever. The moral law, for example, is always changing. At one period in the development of the human race, almost everybody thought cannibalism was a duty.” ThinkingKnowsMenWayHumansFactsLawBeliefRaceMoralEffectsExampleDutyDevelopmentPeriodsEvidenceAbsolutesFavorsHuman RaceDogmaticMoral LawCannibalismContendingGood Moral Author:Bertrand Russell
“Our duty is to believe that for which we have sufficient evidence, and to suspend our judgment when we have not.” BelieveJudgingDutyJudgmentEvidenceSufficient Author:John Lubbock
“Even though disciplined sleeping habits and the adrenalin of live radio ensures that we are very awake while on duty, there is evidence of a phenomenon called circadian desynchronosis which causes one's brain to function slowly at those times of day when it thinks it should be asleep, regardless how wide awake the body is.” ThinkingShouldBodyCausesSleepBrainDutyHabitEvidenceFunctionRadioWideAwakePhenomenonTime Of DayWide Awake Author:Evan Davis