Respect commands itself and can neither be given nor withheld when it is due.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
The only thing I command is respect.
Who has not served cannot command.
There can be no defence like elaborate courtesy.
No obligation to do the impossible is binding.
Learn to obey before you command.
Obedience of the law is demanded; not asked as a favor.
And, if there was any responsibility in refusing to obey, he was willing to accept it.
Where the people possess no authority, their rights obtain no respect.
What is permissible is not always honorable.
Respect is not ever assigned; it's earned.