Quotes about Responsibility

Rock Creek is sacred and holy ground. How tremendous their heroism in the face of odds that are almost impossible to understand. . . in terms of self-sacrifice, in terms of courage, in terms of faith, in terms of facing up to adversity, there is no greater example in the history of this nation. . . We have a great inheritance. . . a tremendous responsibility to live up to it. God bless us to be faithful, to be true to that which meant so much to those who died here. . .

I hope that you mothers will realize that when all is said and done, you have no more compelling responsibility, nor any laden with greater rewards, than the nurture you give your children in an environment of security, peace, companionship, love, and motivation to grow and do well.

No humane being... will wantonly murder any creature which holds its life by the same tenure that he does.

I will hear not those who weep and complain, for their disease is contagious.

Wilt thou seal up the avenues of ill? Pay every debt as if God wrote the bill.

Those who deny freedom to others, deserve it not for themselves; and, under a just God, can not long retain it.

In the truest sense, freedom cannot be bestowed; it must be achieved.

No man can put a chain about the ankle of his fellow-man, without at last finding the other end of it about his own neck.

But when there is a lack of honor in government, the morals of the whole people are poisoned.

Happiness is the natural flower of duty.

All we hear is "What's the matter with the country?" "What's the matter with the world?" There ain't but one thing wrong with every one of us in the world, and that's selfishness.

The circumstances which a man encounters with suffering are the result of his own mental inharmony.