“People do not always understand the motives of sublime conduct, and when they are astonished they are very apt to think they ought to be alarmed The truth is none are fit judges of greatness but those who are capable of it.” PeopleThinkingGreatnessJudgingOughtFitTruth IsCapableMotiveSublime Book:Aphorisms of Sir Philip Sidney: With Remarks Source: Aphorisms of Sir Philip Sidney: With Remarks
“Every one disguising the truth from a man who has a right to the truth is wrong, and ought not to be encouraged.” MenTruthOughtTruth IsBe Encouraged Author:A. J. Burnett
“If the sad truth be known, writers, being the misfits we are, probably ought not to belong to families in the first place. We simply are too self-interested, though we may excuse the flaw by calling it 'focused.'” IfsFirstsMaySelfKnownOughtCallingTruth IsExcuseFocusedFlawsMisfitsSad Truth Author:Roger Rosenblatt
“No people ever yet groaned under the heavy yoke of slavery, but when they deserv'd it. ...The truth is, all might be free if they valued freedom, and defended it as they ought. ...If therefore a people will not be free; if they have not virtue enough to maintain their liberty against a presumptuous invader, they deserve no pity, and are to be treated with contempt and ignominy.” PeopleIfsEnoughMightLibertyVirtueOughtTruth IsDeserveSlaveryHeavyTreatedPityContemptYokeInvadersPresumptuousIgnominy Author:Samuel Adams
“Being aware of truths about what is good or right or about what we ought to do is not the same as deciding what to do. Nor can the former truths be derived from decisions about what to do, or about procedures for making such decisions, unless these procedures themselves rest in some way on the apprehension of truths about what we ought to do.” WayDecisionOughtTruth IsFormerProceduresApprehensionDeciding What To Do Author:Allen W. Wood
“The truth was that all men having power ought to be distrusted to a certain degree.” MenTruthPoliticalPoliticsLibertyOughtTruth IsLibertarianPresidentialLibertarianismLimited GovernmentPolitical PowerForefathersLimiting GovernmentRights And FreedomsLiberty And JusticePublic TrustLimiting FreedomTyranny Founding FathersAmerican PowerCorrupt PowerPower And CorruptionPower CorruptionPresidential Leadership Author:James Madison
“If the first woman God ever made was strong enough to turn the world upside down all alone, these women together ought to be able to turn it back, and get it right side up again! And now they is asking to do it, the men better let them.” IfsMenWorldFirstsMadeEnoughTruthAbleTogetherTurnsStrongWomenSidesOughtTruth IsAskingStrong WomenStrong EnoughUpside DownAll AloneWorld Upside Down Author:Sojourner Truth