"Not to discontinue our allegiance, in this case,……" — Jonathan Mayhew
"Not to discontinue our allegiance, in this case, would be to join with the sovereign in promoting the slavery and misery of that society, the welfare of which, we ourselves, as well as our sovereign, are indispensably obliged to secure and promote, as far as in us lies."
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Jonathan Mayhew
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23 Quotes by Jonathan Mayhew
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Extremes are dangerous.
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To say that subjects in general are not proper judges (of the law) when their governors oppress them and play…
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Tyranny brings ignorance and brutality with it. It degrades men from their just rank into the class of brutes; it…
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But let us remember, at the same time, government is sacred, and not to be trifled with.
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People are not usually deprived of their liberties all at once, but gradually, by one encroachment after another, as it…
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I now add, farther, that the apostles argument is so far from proving it to be the duty of people…
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Let us prize our freedom; but not use our liberty for a cloak of maliciousness
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All civil rulers, as such, are the ordinance and ministers of God; and they are all, by the nature of…
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Till people find themselves greatly abused and oppressed by their governors, they are not apt to complain; and whenever they…
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There are others who aim at popularity under the disguise of patriotism
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It is our happiness to live under the government of a PRINCE who is satisfied with ruling according to law;…
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It would be stupid tameness, and unaccountable folly, for whole nations to suffer one unreasonable, ambitious and cruel man, to…
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My major allegiance has been to storytelling, not to history.
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To endure the cross is not tragedy; it is the suffering which is the fruit of an exclusive allegiance to…
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If you're honest with yourself, you're going to find out whether you truly love America, or whether your primary allegiance…
— Vincent Bugliosi
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You only trust those who are absolutely like yourself, those who have signed a pledge of allegiance to this particular…
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I have heard something said about allegiance to the South. I know no South, no North, no East, no West,…
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When you enlisted into the armed forces you swore to support and defend a Constitution that did not yet fully…
— David Petraeus
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You assist an evil system most effectively by obeying its orders and decrees. An evil system never deserves such allegiance.…
— Mahatma Gandhi
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What we hold sacred is honor, justice, and glory. You need not swear allegiance to our storm god, to serve…
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Our country is not the only thing to which we owe our allegiance. It is also owed to justice and…
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I wouldn't pick a judge who said that the Pledge of Allegiance couldn't be said in a school because it…
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Loyalty must be forged - to him, to his: stronger than iron, from experience, from risk - it can't be…
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The chief bond of the soldier is his oath of allegiance and love for the flag.
— Seneca the Younger
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