obedience Quotes

“When I refuse to obey an unjust law, I do not contest the right which the majority has of commanding, but I simply appeal from the sovereignty of the people to the sovereignty of mankind.”

― Alexis de Tocqueville, Democracy in America

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“When a mystery is too overpowering, one dare not disobey.”

― Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, The Little Prince

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“Thou art my father, thou my author, thou my being gav'st me; whom should I obey but thee? whom follow?”

― John Milton, Paradise Lost

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“I'm not thinking. I'm just doing like I'm told, like always.”

― Ray Bradbury, Fahrenheit 451

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“I’m putting you in Dink Meeker’s toon. From now on, as far as you’re concerned, Dink Meeker is God.”

― Orson Scott Card, Ender's Game

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“Make me into anything, but just love me.”

― Chuck Palahniuk, Invisible Monsters

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“Existence was really very simple when you did what you were told.”

― William Goldman, The Princess Bride

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“Thus it was that in obedience to the law laid down by his mother, and in obedience to the law of that unknown and nameless thing, fear, he kept away from the mouth of the cave.”

― Jack London, White Fang

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“But there were other forces at work in the cub, the greatest of which was growth. Instinct and law demanded of him obedience. But growth demanded disobedience.”

― Jack London, White Fang

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“Food and fire, protection and companionship, were some of the things he received from the god. In return, he guarded the god's property, defended his body, worked for him, and obeyed him.”

― Jack London, White Fang

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