#sovereignty

When we first come to faith in Christ, we often think it was simply of our own choosing. Only later do we realize we would have never taken that step of faith apart from His grace drawing us near to Him. ↗

— Dillon Burroughs

#salvation #faith

Specifically, the reservation of sovereignty to the people of the states in matters not governed by federal law is constitutionally defined and permanently enshrined in the 10th Amendment. ↗

— Dick Thornburgh

#constitutionally #defined #enshrined #federal #federal law

The very heart of being a sovereign nation is providing security of one's borders, of one's internal situation, and security against anyone attacking one's nation. That is the very heart of what I believe is sovereignty. ↗

— John Warner

#anyone #attacking #being #believe #borders

Government has the role of suiting people for freedom. People aren't made for freedom spontaneously. There's sort of a 19-year race between when people are born and when they become adults. And government has a role in making them, at the end of 19 years, suited to be upright, trustworthy repositories of popular sovereignty. ↗

— George Will

#between #born #end #freedom #government

You can be a thousand different women. It's your choice which one you want to be. It's about freedom and sovereignty. You celebrate who you are. You say, 'This is my kingdom.' ↗

— Salma Hayek

#celebrate #choice #different #freedom #kingdom

I think there really is no shortcut to sovereignty. ↗

— Paul Bremer

#i think #really #shortcut #sovereignty #think

For the sake of goodness and love, man shall let death have no sovereignty over his thoughts. ↗

— Thomas Mann

#goodness #his #love #man #over

As the highest ranking American official in the United Nations organization, I came to understand thoroughly that the national constitutional processes of the member states define the status of territories under their sovereignty. ↗

— Dick Thornburgh

#came #constitutional #define #highest #i

If U.S. national sovereignty continues, it is only as a state that Puerto Rico will have permanent 10th Amendment powers over its non-federal affairs, as well as voting power in Congress. ↗

— Dick Thornburgh

#amendment #congress #continues #national #national sovereignty

The purpose of the United Nations should be to protect the essential sovereignty of nations, large and small. ↗

— Nikita Khrushchev

#large #nations #protect #purpose #should