| Respectfully Quoted: A Dictionary of Quotations. 1989. | | | |
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| | | NUMBER: | 471 |
| AUTHOR: | John Randolph (17731833) |
| QUOTATION: | We all know our duty better than we discharge it. |
| ATTRIBUTION: | JOHN RANDOLPH of Roanoke.William Cabell Bruce, John Randolph of Roanoke, 17731833, vol. 2, chapter 7, p. 205 (1922, reprinted 1970).
Randolph was a member of Congress 17991813, 18151817, and 18191829. |
| SUBJECTS: | Duty |
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