Resistance to tyrants is obedience to God.

Quote by Thomas Jefferson

Topics: God Quotes, Obedience Quotes, Tyranny Quotes

Motherhood is the keystone of the arch of matrimonial happiness

Motherhood is the keystone of the arch of matrimonial happiness

Liberty is to the collective body, what health is to every individual body. Without health...

Liberty is to the collective body, what health is to every individual body. Without health...

In every country and in every age the priest has been hostile to liberty; he...

In every country and in every age the priest has been hostile to liberty; he...

Always take hold of things by the smooth handle.

Always take hold of things by the smooth handle.

Nobody can acquire honor by doing what is wrong

Nobody can acquire honor by doing what is wrong

It is our duty still to endeavor to avoid war; but if it shall actually...

It is our duty still to endeavor to avoid war; but if it shall actually...

One insult pocketed soon produces another

One insult pocketed soon produces another

All tyranny needs to gain a foothold is for people of good conscience to remain...

All tyranny needs to gain a foothold is for people of good conscience to remain...

Above all things, and at all times, practice yourself in good humor.

Above all things, and at all times, practice yourself in good humor.

Good humor is one of the preservatives of our peace and tranquility.

Good humor is one of the preservatives of our peace and tranquility.

Advertisements contain the only truths to be relied on in a newspaper.

Advertisements contain the only truths to be relied on in a newspaper.

No defender of slavery, I concede that it has its benevolent aspects in lifting the...

No defender of slavery, I concede that it has its benevolent aspects in lifting the...

We hold these truths to be self evident: that all men are created equal; that...

We hold these truths to be self evident: that all men are created equal; that...

I may grow rich by an art I am compelled to follow; I may recover...

I may grow rich by an art I am compelled to follow; I may recover...

If the freedom of religion, guaranteed to us by law in theory, can ever rise...

If the freedom of religion, guaranteed to us by law in theory, can ever rise...

The legitimate powers of government extend to such acts only as they are injurious to...

The legitimate powers of government extend to such acts only as they are injurious to...

Freedom of the person under the protection of habeas corpus. I deem one of the...

Freedom of the person under the protection of habeas corpus. I deem one of the...

History has informed us that bodies of men as well as individuals are susceptible of...

History has informed us that bodies of men as well as individuals are susceptible of...

World history is a court of judgment.

World history is a court of judgment.

History is a better guide than good intentions

History is a better guide than good intentions

The only tyrant I accept in this world is the 'still small voice' within me.

The only tyrant I accept in this world is the 'still small voice' within me.