The only safe ruler is he who has learned to obey willingly.

The only safe ruler is he who has learned to obey willingly.

Obedience is the mother of success and is wedded to safety

Obedience is the mother of success and is wedded to safety

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.

It is much safer to obey, than to govern.

It is much safer to obey, than to govern.

Public opinion is a permeating influence, and it exacts obedience to itself; it requires us to think other men's thoughts, read more

Public opinion is a permeating influence, and it exacts obedience to itself; it requires us to think other men's thoughts, to speak other men's words, to follow other men's habits.

Wicked men obey from fear; good men, from love.

Wicked men obey from fear; good men, from love.

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.

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.

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