If an individual is born with the obligation to obey, who is born with the right to command?
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
He who wishes to be obeyed must know how to command.
And, if there was any responsibility in refusing to obey, he was willing to accept it.
Those who can command themselves command others.
Force does not constitute right... obedience is due only to legitimate powers.
If we are really going to learn from others, we must decide to fully obey.
Obey the principles without being bound by them.
The little things, I can obey. But the big things - how we think, what we value - those you must choose yourself. You can't let anyone - or any society - determine those for you.
Obedience brings peace in decision making. If we have firmly made up our minds to follow the commandments, we will not have to redecide which path to take when temptation comes our way.
You had no right to be born; for you make no use of life. Instead of living for, in, and with yourself, as a reasonable being ought, you seek only to fasten your feebleness on some other person's strength.
Nature, to be commanded, must be obeyed.