Duty

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For of those to whom much is given, much is required.

John F. Kennedy

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Duty

Speaker

John F. Kennedy

Source

City Upon a Hill (Speech)

Medium

Speech

Genre

Political speech

Language

English

Time

1961 1960s 20th century

Authentication Score 2

Citation

Kennedy, John F. Address to a Joint Convention of the General Court of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. 9 Jan. 1961, The State House, Boston, MA, USA.

With great power there must also come-great responsibility!

Stan Lee

Amazing Fantasy #15 (Spider Man)

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Topic

Duty Using one's gifts

Author

Stan Lee

Source

Amazing Fantasy #15 (Spider Man)

Medium

Comic book

Statement Type

Precepts and axioms

Language

English

Time

1962 1960s 20th century

Authentication Score 1

Citation

Lee, Stan. Amazing Fantasy #15. 10 Aug. 1962. Closing narration.

And do thy duty, even if it be humble, rather than another's, even if it be great. To die in one's duty is life: to live in another's is death.

Bhagavad Gita

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Duty

Source

Bhagavad Gita

Medium

Scripture

Genre

Religious literature

Statement Type

Advice

Language

Sanskrit

Time

200 BC 200s BC 3rd century BC

Authentication Score 1

Original Citation

Vyasa. The Bhagavad Gita. c. 200 BCE, ch. 3, v. 35.

Current Citation

Vyasa. The Bhagavad Gita, translated W. J. Johnson. Oxford University Press, 2009, ch. 3, v. 35.

Teddy Roosevelt gave an entire once speech with a bullet lodged in his chest. Some things are a matter of duty.

Junior Soprano

The Sopranos

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Duty

Speaker

Junior Soprano

Actor

Dominic Chianese

Source

The Sopranos

Medium

TV program

Genre

Crime (TV) Drama (TV) Crime Drama

Language

English

Time

2001 2000s 21st century

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Citation

"Another Toothpick." The Sopranos, written by David Chase and Terence Winter, directed by Jack Bender, season 3, episode 5, Chase Films and Home Box Office, 2001.

Do your duty, and leave the outcome to the Gods.

Pierre Corneille

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Topic

Doing one's job Duty God and man Fate

Speaker

Old Horace

Author

Pierre Corneille

Source

Horace

Medium

Play

Genre

Tragedy (play)

Statement Type

Advice

Language

French

Time

1640 1640s 17th century

Authentication Score 3

Original Citation

Corneille, Pierre. Horace. Mar. 1640, Théâtre du Marais, Paris, France, act 2, sc. 8.

Current Citation

Corneille, Pierre. "Horace." Chief Plays of Corneille, translated by Lacy Lockert. Princeton University Press, 2015, act 2, sc. 8.

Sometimes I do what I want to do. The rest of the time, I do what I have to.

Gladiator

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Duty

Speaker

Cicero

Actor

Tommy Flanagan

Source

Gladiator

Medium

Film

Genre

Historical drama (film) Drama (film) Historical drama Drama

Language

English

Time

2000 2000s 21st century

Authentication Score 3

Citation

Gladiator. Directed by Ridley Scott. DreamWorks Pictures/ Scott Free Productions/Universal Pictures/Red Wagon Entertainment, 2000.

England expects that every man will do his duty.

Admiral Horatio Nelson

Flag signal at the Battle of Trafalgar.

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Topic

England Duty

Author

Admiral Horatio Nelson

Source

Flag Signal at the Battle of Trafalgar

Language

English

Time

1805 1800s 19th century

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Citation

Nelson, Horatio. Flag Signal at the Battle of Trafalgar. 21 Oct. 1805.