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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.
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.
There was a time when we expected nothing of our children but obedience, as opposed to the present, when we read more
There was a time when we expected nothing of our children but obedience, as opposed to the present, when we expect everything of them but obedience.
One act of obedience is better than one hundred sermons.
One act of obedience is better than one hundred sermons.
Obedience is the mother of success and is wedded to safety
Obedience is the mother of success and is wedded to safety
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.
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.
Wicked men obey from fear; good men, from love.
Wicked men obey from fear; good men, from love.
