#obedience

If men make war in slavish obedience to rules, they will fail. ↗

— Ulysses S. Grant

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The doctrine of blind obedience and unqualified submission to any human power, whether civil or ecclesiastical, is the doctrine of despotism, and ought to have no place among Republicans and Christians. ↗

— Angelina Grimke

#any #blind #blind obedience #christians #civil

The virtue of paganism was strength; the virtue of Christianity is obedience. ↗

— Augustus Hare

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If all Church power vests in the clergy, then the people are practically bound to passive obedience in all matters of faith and practice; for all right of private judgment is then denied. ↗

— Charles Hodge

#church #church power #clergy #denied #faith

Rules are for the obedience of fools and the guidance of wise men. ↗

— Douglas Bader

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I'm so thankful for the active obedience of Christ. No hope without it. ↗

— John Gresham Machen

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It is with obedience to your call that I take up the burden of government leadership for the final time. ↗

— Kamisese Mara

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If my last name were Bedient, I’d want to Irishize it and have you call me O’Bedient. Of course, just because you call me, doesn’t mean I’ll come. ↗

— Jarod Kintz

#humor #irish #obedience #funny

I have accordingly considered it, and now appear not only in obedience to your order, but likewise in behalf of the inhabitants of this town, who have presented another petition, and out of regard to the liberties of the subject. ↗

— James Otis

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One act of obedience is better than one hundred sermons. ↗

— Dietrich Bonhoeffer

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