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It is the final test of a gentleman—his respect for those

It is the final test of a gentleman—his respect for those who can be of no possible service to him. – William Lyon Phelps, quoted in Golden Book Magazine, July 1935

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The right to do something does not mean that doing it is right. – William Safire

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Let me be thankful first, because I never was robbed before; second, because although they took my purse, they did not take my life; third, although they took my all, it was not much; and fourthly, because it was I who was robbed, and not I who robbed. – Matthew Henry (1662–1714)

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I will follow the right side even to the fire, but excluding the fire if I can. – Michel de Montaigne, translated

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When you choose the lesser of two evils, always remember that it is still an evil. – Max Lerner, Actions and Passions, 1949

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