Philosophy Quote by Elizabeth Samet

“the darkest desire of humankind—to hold absolute power, to control, to command obedience, to eliminate all voices of disagreement and dissent—had found its full…

— Dean Koontz

“Should we in America refuse to alter our lifestyle, I believe we will experience increasing dehumanization - of ourselves- both individually and corporately. To…

— Richard Baer

[on Thoreau:] For not a particle of respect had he to the opinions of any man or body of men, but homage solely to…

— Ralph Waldo Emerson

“Unquestioning obedience is hailed as a great virtue only by those leaders whose commands are highly questionable.”

— George Hammond

“Thoreau’s declaration in “Civil Disobedience”: “I heartily accept the motto—‘That government is best which governs least.”

— Jon Krakauer

“When obedience ceases to be an irritant and becomes a quest, in that movement God endows us with power.”

— Ezra Taft Benson

“Beliefs are things to be cherished but we cannot be intolerant of others whose beliefs we disagree with. That intolerance can lead to war…

— Peter Tremayne

The struggle is always between the individual and his sacred right to express himself and... the power structure that seeks conformity, suppression and obedience.

— William O. Douglas

“I know of no more encouraging fact than the unquestionable ability of man to elevate his life by conscious endeavor. HENRY DAVID THOREAU”

— Stephen R. Covey

“A man who WILLS commands something within himself which renders obedience, or which he believes renders obedience.”

— Friedrich Nietzsche

“Our assignment of worth to others, our unconditional love of even those who would seem most unworthy of it, becomes our response to those…

— John Cullinan

“Ultimately, we lacked the courage to face up to our own true selves—our bare forms noble though petty, everything though nothing, almighty though powerless,…

— Sakyo Komatsu