If a superior give any order to one who is under him which is against that man's conscience, although he do not obey it yet he shall not be dismissed.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
Any person of honor chooses rather to lose his honor than to lose his conscience.
There comes a point when a man must refuse to answer to his leader if he is also to answer to his own conscience.
No one should be forced to violate one's conscience, nor should anyone be forced out of service of the common good because there are some things their conscience tells them they cannot do.
The truly proud man knows neither superiors or inferiors. The first he does not admit of - the last he does not concern himself about.
Authority is mainly a moral power; therefore, it must first call upon the conscience, that is, upon the duty that each person has to contribute willingly to the common good.
The superior man acts before he speaks, and afterwards speaks according to his action.
The superior man is the providence of the inferior. He is eyes for the blind, strength for the weak, and a shield for the defenseless. He stands erect by bending above the fallen. He rises by lifting others.
It is the Higher Power which does everything, and the man is only a tool. If he accepts that position, he is free from troubles; otherwise, he courts them.
Any commander who fails to exceed his authority is not of much use to his subordinates.
The man who prefers his country before any other duty shows the same spirit as the man who surrenders every right to the state. They both deny that right is superior to authority.
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