#obey

Justice is the first virtue of those who command, and stops the complaints of those who obey. ↗

— Denis Diderot

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Man is made to adore and to obey: but if you will not command him, if you give him nothing to worship, he will fashion his own divinities, and find a chieftain in his own passions. ↗

— Benjamin Disraeli

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All things are subject to decay and when fate summons, monarchs must obey. ↗

— John Dryden

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I deplore the need or the use of troops anywhere to get American citizens to obey the orders of constituted courts. ↗

— Dwight D. Eisenhower

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More firm and sure the hand of courage strikes, when it obeys the watchful eye of caution. ↗

— James Thomson

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The mouth obeys poorly when the heart murmurs. ↗

— Voltaire

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I saw my parents as gods whose every wish must be obeyed or I would suffer the penalty of anguish and guilt. ↗

— Natalie Wood

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While Taliban fighters had an initial claim to protection under the conventions, they lost POW status by failing to obey the standards of conduct for legal combatants: wearing uniforms, a responsible command structure, and obeying the laws of war. ↗

— John Yoo

#combatants #command #conduct #conventions #failing

I've always considered myself lucky that I do not have many passions. There's only one pursuit that I have ever truly loved, and that pursuit is writing. This means, conveniently enough, that I never had to search for my destiny; I only had to obey it. ↗

— Elizabeth Gilbert

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Some people believe that fairness comes with obeying the rules. I'm one of those people. ↗

— Al Green

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