Decree Quotes

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Society, being codified by man, decrees that woman is inferior; she can do away with this inferiority only by destroying the male's superiority. — Simone de Beauvoir
The bending of men's hearts to believe and persevere are the supernatural fruits of God's eternal decree, and not the natural fruits of man's depraved… — William Jenkyn
You assist an evil system most effectively by obeying its orders and decrees. An evil system never deserves such allegiance. Allegiance to it means partaking… — Mahatma Gandhi
Often it is hard. So hard, in fact, that Jesus' decree to love and pray for our opponents is regarded as one of the most… — Lee Strobel
God's eternal decree certainly rendered the entrance of sin into the world certain, but this may not be interpreted so as to make God the… — Louis Berkhof
Sin must be within God's eternal decrees in some sense in which He is not the author of it . . . We must conclude… — J. Oliver Buswell
We are able to persevere only because God works within us, within our free wills. And because God is at work in us, we are… — R C Sproul
If there's another 9/11 or a major war in the Middle-East involving a U.S. attack on Iran, I have no doubt that there will be,… — Daniel Ellsberg
... the first thing his education demands is the provision of an environment in which he can develop the powers given him by nature. This… — Maria Montessori
... The decrees of the Sovereign Ordainer, as related to fate and predestination, are of two kinds. Both are to be obeyed and accepted. The… — BahÃ¡'u'llÃ¡h
On one hand, we know that everything happens for a reason, and there are no mistakes or coincidences. On the other hand, we learn that… — Yehuda Berg
Kings or parliaments could not give the rights essential to happiness... We claim them from a higher source - from the King of kings, and… — John Dickinson
Do not stand still disputing about your election, but set to repenting and believing. Cry to God for converting grace. Revealed things belong to you;… — Joseph Alleine
The constitution of human nature" teaches us not to expect "that the persons, entrusted with the administration of the affairs of the particular members of… — Alexander Hamilton
A decree of death has been passed on America. The judgment of God has been rendered, and she must be destroyed. — Louis Farrakhan
Genius, by its very intensity, decrees a special path of fire for its vivid power. — Phillips Brooks
Character is formed, not by laws, commands, and decrees, but by quiet influence, unconscious suggestion and personal guidance. — Marion LeRoy Burton
Forget all you know or think you know; Abandon power and enforced decree. Inward, where the deepest rivers flow, Find the currents of eternity.... — Wayland Drew
The Second Amendment is a doomsday provision, one designed for those exceptionally rare circumstances where all other rights have failed - where the government refuses… — Alex Kozinski
The Reichswirtschaftsministerium ('Reich Ministry of Economic Affairs') tells the shop managers what and how to produce, at what prices and from whom to buy, at… — Ludwig von Mises

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