civic duty. duty, obligation, responsibility - the social force that binds you to the courses of action demanded by that force; we must instill a sense of duty in our children; every right implies a responsibility; every opportunity, an obligation; every possession, a duty- John D.Rockefeller Jr. jury duty - the civic duty to serve on a jury.
Re: Famous Atheists Last Words Before Dying by mazaje(m): 11:14pm On Aug 28, 2011. frosbel: Caesar Borgia: While I lived, I provided for everything but death; now I must die, and am unprepared to die..
A Lesson Before Dying is the story of the trial of Jefferson, an innocent man convicted of murder on the sole basis of his black heritage. Set in Louisiana during the racial tensions of the 1940s, the story chronicles Jefferson's trial and execution and their impact on the people surrounding the man himself.