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Justice is the insurance which we have on our lives and property. Obedience is the premium which we pay for read more
Justice is the insurance which we have on our lives and property. Obedience is the premium which we pay for it.
The only safe ruler is he who has learned to obey willingly.
The only safe ruler is he who has learned to obey willingly.
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.
Wicked men obey from fear; good men, from love.
Wicked men obey from fear; good men, from love.
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
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.
When any one State in the American Union refuses obedience to the Confederation by which they have bound themselves, the read more
When any one State in the American Union refuses obedience to the Confederation by which they have bound themselves, the rest have a natural right to compel them to obedience
Resistance to tyrants is obedience to God.
Resistance to tyrants is obedience to God.