Pastoral Resources

As though there were a tie And obligation to posterity. We get them, bear them, breed, and nurse: What has posterity done for us. That we, lest they their rights should lose, Should trust our necks to gripe of noose?

To live forever should not be an obligation. In fact, eternal life should only be for those who wish for it, because if we are depressed and unhappy with our lives, just the idea of living forever is an unbearable source of suffering.

It is an eternal obligation toward the human being not to let him suffer from hunger when one has a chance of coming to his assistance.

For the Archivist, this role is a result of his obligation to preserve and assure timely and maximum access to our governmental records in the evolving historic saga of the American people.

Our obligation is to give meaning to life and in doing so to overcome the passive, indifferent life.

Scripture makes it clear to me that there is an obligation to speak out on behalf of those being persecuted.

Of course it's why you want to become a writer - because you have the liberty to do that, but once you have the liberty you also have the obligation to do it.