--- title: "1 Rule Tyranny Quotes By Joe Rigney" description: "1 Rule Tyranny quotes by Joe Rigney. Plus more from Joe Rigney and more Rule Tyranny sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/657/joe-rigney-22757_quote_only-the-tao-provides-a-common-human-law_1804666.jpg" --- > [“Only the Tao provides a common human law of action which can overarch rulers and ruled alike. A dogmatic belief in objective value is necessary to the very idea of a rule which is not tyranny or an obedience which…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joe-rigney/only-the-tao-provides-a-common-human-law-of-action-which-can-overarch/) [Joe Rigney](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joe-rigney/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/657/joe-rigney-22757_quote_only-the-tao-provides-a-common-human-law_1804666.jpg) ## More by Joe Rigney > [“But suppose casting all these things into an imaginary world, stripping them of their stained-glass and Sunday school associations, one could make them for…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joe-rigney/but-suppose-casting-all-these-things-into-an-imaginary-world/) [Joe Rigney](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joe-rigney/) > [“What many call 'plundering the Egyptians' is nothing more than dumpster diving in Egypt.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joe-rigney/what-many-call-plundering-the-egyptians-is-nothing-more-than-dumpster/) [Joe Rigney](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joe-rigney/) > [“Idolatry begins with a false separation of gift and giver. Rather than a momentary comparison for the sake of testing our affections, idolatry is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joe-rigney/idolatry-begins-with-a-false-separation-of-gift-and-giver-rather-than/) [Joe Rigney](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joe-rigney/) > [“Growing up doesn’t mean replacing old loves as much as it means adding new ones.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joe-rigney/growing-up-doesn-t-mean-replacing-old-loves-as-much-as-it-means/) [Joe Rigney](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joe-rigney/) > [“No more I do, your Majesty. But what’s that got to do with it? I might as well die on a wild goose chase…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joe-rigney/no-more-i-do-your-majesty-but-what-s-that-got-to-do-with-it-i-might/) [Joe Rigney](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joe-rigney/) > [“is a rebellion of the branches against the tree: if the rebels could succeed they would find that they had destroyed themselves”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joe-rigney/is-a-rebellion-of-the-branches-against-the-tree-if-the-rebels-could/) [Joe Rigney](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joe-rigney/) > [“I am almost inclined to set it up as a canon that a children’s story which is only enjoyed by children is a bad…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joe-rigney/i-am-almost-inclined-to-set-it-up-as-a-canon-that-a-children-s-story/) [Joe Rigney](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joe-rigney/) > [“To summarize, Lewis sees the progression like this: 1) the marginalization of value statements leads to 2) the separation of fact from value, which…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joe-rigney/to-summarize-lewis-sees-the-progression-like-this-1-the/) [Joe Rigney](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joe-rigney/) > [“The difference between the dark magic of the Egyptian magicians and Elymas on the one hand, and Moses and Paul on the other was…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joe-rigney/the-difference-between-the-dark-magic-of-the-egyptian-magicians-and/) [Joe Rigney](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joe-rigney/) > [“Indeed, the Witch provides two meals to Edmund: the enchanted candy and stale bread and water. The Witch and her evil are the origins…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joe-rigney/indeed-the-witch-provides-two-meals-to-edmund-the-enchanted-candy-and/) [Joe Rigney](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joe-rigney/) > [“As G. K. Chesterton reminded us, the reason that order and structure exist in the world is so that good things can run wild.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joe-rigney/as-g-k-chesterton-reminded-us-the-reason-that-order-and-structure/) [Joe Rigney](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joe-rigney/) > [“The triune God of Scripture lives! He is not static. He is not lifeless. He is not bored. He is not boring. He is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joe-rigney/the-triune-god-of-scripture-lives-he-is-not-static-he-is-not-lifeless/) [Joe Rigney](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joe-rigney/) > [“The prerequisite for being in authority is recognizing that one is always under authority.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joe-rigney/the-prerequisite-for-being-in-authority-is-recognizing-that-one-is/) [Joe Rigney](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joe-rigney/) > [“Lewis’s hero George MacDonald once put it (and as the children’s journey to Aslan behind Lucy’s leadership demonstrates), “Obedience is the opener of eyes.”…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joe-rigney/lewis-s-hero-george-macdonald-once-put-it-and-as-the-children-s/) [Joe Rigney](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joe-rigney/) > [“The challenges we face are Narnian challenges. The victories we win are Narnian victories. But our time in Narnia is not an end in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joe-rigney/the-challenges-we-face-are-narnian-challenges-the-victories-we-win/) [Joe Rigney](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joe-rigney/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/rule-tyranny/joe-rigney/#itemlist", "name": "1 Rule Tyranny Quotes By Joe Rigney", "numberOfItems": 1, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“Only the Tao provides a common human law of action which can overarch rulers and ruled alike. 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