Duty - that which sternly impels us in the direction of profit, along the line of desire.
Duty - that which sternly impels us in the direction of profit, along the line of desire.
VALOR, n. A soldierly compound of vanity, duty and the gambler's hope.
MINISTER, n. An agent of a higher power with a lower responsibility. In diplomacy, an officer sent into a foreign country as the visible embodiment of his sovereign's hostility.
RESPONSIBILITY, n. A detachable burden easily shifted to the shoulders of God, Fate, Fortune, Luck or one's neighbor. In the days of astrology it was customary to unload it upon a star.
Corporation: An ingenious device for obtaining profit without individual responsibility.
Suffrage, noun. Expression of opinion by means of a ballot. The right of suffrage (which is held to be both a privilege and a duty) means, as commonly interpreted, the right to vote for the man of another man's choice, and is highly prized.
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