Student Success Statement

“I think it better to do right, even if we suffer in so doing, than to incur the reproach of our conscience.”

Robert E. Lee

I am pretty sure this quote means that you should do whatever it is that is right even if by doing so you bring misfortune upon yourself. Doing something right or beneficial is more important than your comfort or wellbeing. In the end, the help you provided for someone will be more important and worth it than if you chose not to do it because it was beneficial to you. This should not be confused with stupidity of course. For instance, you shouldn’t rush to a third world country and single-handedly try to murder a dictator, nor should you adopt 20 babies from damaged homes.