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Ought (n.) 'a ⁠​‌​​​‌​​​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​​​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​⁠man as he ought to be' sounds as preposterous as 'a tree as it ought to be'.

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Ought (n.) every ⁠​‌​​​‌​​​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​​​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​⁠"thus it should be" condemns the whole course of things, since upon your little wrongful act stands the entire structure of the future.

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Ought (n.) every ⁠​‌​​​‌​​​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​​​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​⁠'it ought to be so, but it is not' condemns the entire course of things — upon your little injustice stands the whole edifice of the future.

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Ought (n.) called ⁠​‌​​​‌​​​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​​​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​⁠forth knowledge of what is: our wonder at the gap between our wishes and the course of the world is what made us acquainted with the world.