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Men seldom, or rather never for a length of time and
deliberately, rebel against anything that does not deserve read more
Men seldom, or rather never for a length of time and
deliberately, rebel against anything that does not deserve
rebelling against.
Deo et Patriae
[For God and country]
Deo et Patriae
[For God and country]
Obedience is the mother of success and is wedded to safety
Obedience is the mother of success and is wedded to safety
An oppressed people are authorized whenever they can to rise and break their fetters.
An oppressed people are authorized whenever they can to rise and break their fetters.
It is much safer to obey, than to govern.
It is much safer to obey, than to govern.
Crescit eundo
[It grows as it goes]
Crescit eundo
[It grows as it goes]
The worst of rebels never arm
To do their king or country harm,
But draw their swords read more
The worst of rebels never arm
To do their king or country harm,
But draw their swords to do them good,
As doctors cure by letting blood.
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.
