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..
Yes, although it seems likely to me that each of them was holding on by sheer strength of will, both to reach the anniversary and to outlive the other--they were friends again, after a long period of estrangement, but still to an extent rivals. When the day arrived, they could let go. Adams' last words are said to have been Thomas Jefferson still lives (Jefferson had actually died earlier in the day, but they were hundreds of miles apart, so no one in Massachusetts could have known that.) Written Jul 3, 2015 Â· View Upvotes.