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It is much safer to obey, than to govern.
It is much safer to obey, than to govern.
Obedience is the mother of success and is wedded to safety
Obedience is the mother of success and is wedded to safety
A great many of us must move from words to acts - from words of dissent to acts of disobedience.
A great many of us must move from words to acts - from words of dissent to acts of disobedience.
Rebellion to tyrants is obedience to God.
Rebellion to tyrants is obedience to God.
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.
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.
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.
The only safe ruler is he who has learned to obey willingly.
The only safe ruler is he who has learned to obey willingly.
