John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.
4717 George Crabbe 1754-1832 John Bartlett
NUMBER: | 4717 |
AUTHOR: | George Crabbe (1754–1832) |
QUOTATION: | But ’t was a maxim he had often tried, That right was right, and there he would abide. 1 |
ATTRIBUTION: | Tales. Tale xv. The Squire and the Priest. |
Note 1. For right is right, since God is God.—F. W. Faber: The Right must win. [back] |