It is much safer to obey, than to govern.

The only safe ruler is he who has learned to obey willingly.

The acknowledgment of our weakness is the first step in repairing our loss.

We usually know what we can do, but temptation shows us who we are.

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

Rebellion to tyrants is obedience to God.