Respectfully Quoted: A Dictionary of Quotations. 1989.
| NUMBER: | 471 |
| AUTHOR: | John Randolph (1773–1833) |
| QUOTATION: | We all know our duty better than we discharge it. |
| ATTRIBUTION: | Randolph was a member of Congress 1799–1813, 1815–1817, and 1819–1829. |
| SUBJECTS: | Duty |