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Rebellion to tyrants is obedience to God.
Rebellion to tyrants is obedience to God.
It is much safer to obey, than to govern.
It is much safer to obey, than to govern.
Disobedience, in the eyes of anyone who has read history, is man's original virtue. It is through disobedience that progress read more
Disobedience, in the eyes of anyone who has read history, is man's original virtue. It is through disobedience that progress has been made, through disobedience and through rebellion.
There are two kinds of men who never amount to much: those who cannot do what they are told, and read more
There are two kinds of men who never amount to much: those who cannot do what they are told, and those who can do nothing else.
There is no shame in taking orders from those who themselves have learned to obey.
There is no shame in taking orders from those who themselves have learned to obey.
The strongest is never strong enough to be always the master, unless he transforms strength into right, and obedience into read more
The strongest is never strong enough to be always the master, unless he transforms strength into right, and obedience into duty.
Liberty is obedience to the law which one has laid down for oneself
Liberty is obedience to the law which one has laid down for oneself
The soldier does not wish to appear a coward, disloyal, or un-American. The situation has been so defined that he read more
The soldier does not wish to appear a coward, disloyal, or un-American. The situation has been so defined that he can see himself as patriotic, courageous, and manly only through compliance.
Wicked men obey from fear; good men, from love.
Wicked men obey from fear; good men, from love.