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«The United States has been declared under martial law...All constitutional rights have been suspended. Anyone interfering with the collection of urine samples will be shot. Anyone failing to attend morning school prayer will be shot. The number one enemy of progress is questions. National security is more important than individual rights. Sports broadcasts will proceed as scheduled. Shut up, be happy, obey all orders without question. At last everything is done for you.»
«Be peaceful, be courteous, obey the law, respect everyone; but if someone puts his hand on you, send him to the cemetery.»
«He that cannot obey, cannot command.»
«He who has never learned to obey cannot be a good commander.»
«He who cannot obey himself will be commanded. That is the nature of living creatures.»
«He alone is great and happy who requires neither to command nor to obey in order to secure his being of some importance in this world»
«A good manager is best when people barely know that he exists. Not so good when people obey and acclaim him. Worse when they despise him.»
«Always obey your parents - when they are present.»
«Better the rule of One, whom all obey, than to let clamorous demagogues betray our freedom with the kiss of anarchy.»
«A temptation arises: it is the wind. It disturbs you: it is the surging of the seas. This is the time to awaken Christ and let Him remind you of these words, ?Who can this be? Even the wind and the waves obey him.?»