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.

Unwavering obedience to the true principals we learn will assure us spiritual survival.

Unwavering obedience to the true principals we learn will assure us spiritual survival.

Resistance to tyrants is obedience to God.

Resistance to tyrants is obedience to God.

Obedience alone gives the right to command

Obedience alone gives the right to command

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.

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 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 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.

It is much safer to obey, than to govern.

It is much safer to obey, than to govern.