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“What is the most important duty? One's duty toward one's parent.”

Important Parent Duty

Author:Giuseppe Mazzini

“The single most important duty of the federal government is to protect and defend our national sovereignty. There are new and disturbing reports of American nuclear submarines passing though Canadian waters without obtaining the permission of, or even notifying, the Canadian government.”

Important Government Water Duty Protect Nuclear Passing Passings Reports Permission Federal Government Sovereignty Navy Disturbing Obtaining Submarines National Sovereignty Canadian Government

Author:Stephen Harper

“If there is any one duty which more than another we owe it to our children and our children's children to perform at once, it is to save the forests of this country, for they constitute the first and most important element in the conservation of the natural resources of this country.”

Ifs Firsts Children Important Country Natural Tree Duty Elements Resources Our Children Forests Conservation Natural Resources

Book:Presidential addresses and state papers

Source: Presidential addresses and state papers

“Don't sow your desires in someone else's garden; just cultivate your own as best you can; don't long to be other than what you are, but desire to be thoroughly what you are. Direct your thoughts to being very good at that and to bearing the crosses, little or great, that you will find there. Believe me, this is the most important and least understood point to the spiritual life. We all love according to what is our taste; few people like what is according to their duty or to God's liking. What is the use of building castles in Spain when we have to live in France?”

“The government and the church are two different realms of service, and those in political office have to face a subtle but important difference between the implementation of the high ideals of religious faith and public duty.”

Two Important Different Government Faces Political Differences Church Religious Duty Office Ideals Realms Subtle Religious Faith Implementation

Book:The Jimmy Carter Library

Source: The Jimmy Carter Library

“Colleges have a twofold duty when it comes to dealing with censorship. First, there is the duty to not censor the free expression of ideas, especially important and newsworthy ones. Second, colleges have the duty to protect speakers from being silenced by others. Century has failed miserably on both counts.”

Firsts Important Ideas Century College Expression Duty Protect Censorship Speakers Free Expression Newsworthy

Author:Greg Lukianoff

“As long as we live in a system of states, and as long as the roots of fascism and imperialist aggression have not finally been extirpated, our vigilance in regard to possible new violators of peace should not slacken, and concern for the strengthening of cooperation between the peace-loving powers will continue to be our most important duty.”

Should Long Important States Duty Concern Roots Regard Cooperation Fascism Aggression Strengthening Vigilance

Author:Vyacheslav Molotov