rightfulness

Example Sentences

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It has to do with determination and the rightfulness and truthfulness of ideas.

From New York Times • Dec. 31, 2011

The rightfulness of his claim was, however, a matter of little consequence, except so far as the moral influence of it aided him in gaining possession.

From William the Conqueror Makers of History by Abbott, Jacob

They entirely absorb themselves with unflagging zeal in a work that perfectly corresponds to their capabilities and impulses, without any doubt of its rightfulness and import.

From A Review of the Systems of Ethics Founded on the Theory of Evolution by Williams, C. M.

On hearing the news, Mamun, strong in the rightfulness of his claim, retaliated by suppressing the caliph’s name in all public acts.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 1 "Calhoun" to "Camoens" by Various

To be scrupulous is to be solicitous as to the rightfulness of a thing proposed to be done.

From Bygones Worth Remembering, Vol. 2 (of 2) by Holyoake, George Jacob