The time will come, without my seeking it, that my words will almost serve as law. If I ask a certain thing, it will be done. If I don't want something, it will not be done.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
Obedience of the law is demanded; not asked as a favor.
May you live your life as if the maxim of your actions were to become universal law.
Surely, I must at all times attempt to obey the law of the state. But when the will of God and the will of the state conflict, I am compelled to follow the will of God.
I have gained this from philosophy: that I do without being commanded what others do only from fear of the law.
It's one of the most basic laws of human nature, isn't it? The more we are denied something, the more we want it. The more silence given to this or that topic, the more power.
What do I care about law? Ain't I got the power?
For every problem or confusion and for every desire or ambition there is an available force waiting for your call.
We must never lose sight of the fact that the law has a moral foundation, and we must never fail to ask ourselves not only what the law is, but what the law should be.
I just want everybody to follow the law.
The laws of God, the laws of man he may keep that will and can; not I: let God and man decree laws for themselves and not for me.