Obedience to lawful authority is the foundation of manly character.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
Authority is by nothing so much strengthened and confirmed as by custom; for no man easily distrusts the things which he and all men have been always bred up to.
Every man should be considered as having a right to the character which he deserves; that is, to be spoken of according to his actions.
Authority must be respected and chosen wisely.
A man has honor if he holds himself to an ideal of conduct though it is inconvenient, unprofitable, or dangerous to do so.
The only principles of public conduct that are worthy of a gentleman or a man are to sacrifice estate, ease, health, and applause, and even life, to the sacred calls of his country.
Obedience is the mother of success and is wedded to safety.
In order to be respected, authority has got to be respectable.
Obedience is a strong virtue, capable of making me master of my emotions by giving me more strength to conquer my pride as I submit to those above me out of respect for their God-given authority and those below me out of love.
Men of authority have employed all the destructive agents around them to promote their own personal interests at the sacrifice of every just, honorable, and lawful consideration.
To be meek, patient, tactful, modest, honorable, brave, is not to be either manly or womanly; it is to be humane.