#obey

No man is above the law and no man is below it: nor do we ask any man's permission when we ask him to obey it. ↗

— Theodore Roosevelt

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To be taken into account were some years of schooling, where I studied with diligence Neptune's laws, and these laws I tried to obey when I sailed overseas; it was worth the while. ↗

— Joshua Slocum

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Society is well governed when its people obey the magistrates, and the magistrates obey the law. ↗

— Solon

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Laws too gentle are seldom obeyed; too severe, seldom executed. ↗

— Benjamin Franklin

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It is a base thing for a man among the people not to obey those in command. Never in a state can the laws be well administered when fear does not stand firm. ↗

— Sophocles

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The man of virtuous soul commands not, nor obeys. ↗

— Percy Bysshe Shelley

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It does not require great learning to be a Christian and be convinced of the truth of the Bible. It requires only an honest heart and a willingness to obey God. ↗

— Albert Barnes

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Conscience is the root of all true courage; if a man would be brave let him obey his conscience. ↗

— James Freeman Clarke

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What matters most is a good and ready will to obey God. ↗

— Johannes Tauler

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It is so hard to believe because it is so hard to obey. ↗

— Soren Kierkegaard

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