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“Can we so educate a group of students that there will be in every one of them a conscience on which we can depend.”
The educational question shifts attention from acquiring information to developing dependable moral judgment, which Washington treats as a central test of character formation.
Source note: Character Building, “Each One His Part,” Project Gutenberg #60484. Washington asks whether Tuskegee can educate an individual conscience that performs small duties thoroughly even when no audience is watching; the question closes that address’s argument about conscientious responsibility.
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“I shall obey God rather than you.”
Voice: Dialogue speaker · Socrates
Socrates presents moral and philosophical duty as more binding than compliance with pressure from political authority.
Source note: Apology, Jowett translation; Socrates says he would continue practicing philosophy even if acquittal were conditioned on silence.
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“He that walketh uprightly walketh surely.”
Consistent upright conduct reduces the need to maintain conflicting stories or hidden motives.
Source note: Proverbs 10:9 in the King James Version; the opening clause is quoted here.
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“The liar is no whit better than the thief.”
Roosevelt argues that criticism loses moral legitimacy when it becomes false, making truthfulness a constraint on reform even when the target of criticism may deserve scrutiny.
Source note: The Man with the Muck-Rake, April 14, 1906. Roosevelt is discussing public criticism, journalism and slander; the surrounding speech simultaneously calls for relentless exposure of genuine wrongdoing when the attack is truthful.
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“In all you speak, let truth and candor shine.”
Pope treats candor as part of good judgment: accurate criticism should also be spoken with integrity and fairness.
Source note: An Essay on Criticism, in the section describing the moral duties of a critic.
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“The integrity of the upright shall guide them.”
Integrity functions as an internal guide when a person has to choose without knowing every consequence in advance.
Source note: Proverbs 11:3 in the King James Version; the opening clause is quoted here.