"Knowledge of our duties is the most essential part of the philosophy of life. If you escape duty you avoid action. The world demands results."

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Source: Hoyt's New Cyclopedia Of Practical Quotations by Jehiel Keeler Hoyt, p. 759-62, In the Nat. Assoc. of Corporation Schools Bulletin (Feb., 1918), 1922.

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George Washington Goethals

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George Washington Goethals was an American engineer known for overseeing the construction of the Panama Canal, a monumental achievement in civil engineering.

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