"The only reason of the institution of civil……" — Jonathan Mayhew
"The only reason of the institution of civil government; and the only rational ground of submission to it, is the common safety and utility"
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23 Quotes by Jonathan Mayhew
Jonathan Mayhew has 23 quotes on this site.
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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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More Civil Quotes
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It is my contention that civil disobediences are nothing but the latest form of voluntary association, and that they are…
— Hannah Arendt
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Before the Civil War, Canada was at the top of the underground railroad. If you made it into Canada, you…
— Margaret Atwood
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My first jobs were all civil service. At 14, I worked for the Canadian National Railways. At 16, I worked…
— Dan Aykroyd
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The highest glory of the American Revolution was this: it connected in one indissoluble bond the principles of civil government…
— John Quincy Adams
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Our contest is not only whether we ourselves shall be free, but whether there shall be left to mankind an…
— Samuel Adams
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The liberties of our country, the freedom of our civil constitution, are worth defending against all hazards: And it is…
— Samuel Adams
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Let me go over this again on the reclaiming the civil rights movement. People of faith that believe that you…
— Glenn Beck
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A just laicism allows religious freedom. The state does not impose religion but rather gives space to religions with a…
— Pope Benedict XVI
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Standards of conduct appropriate to civil society or the workings of a democracy cannot be purely and simply applied to…
— Pope Benedict XVI
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Most liberals think of civil liberties as their Achilles heel. It isn't.
— Joe Biden
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During the 60's, I was, in fact, very concerned about the civil rights movement.
— Joe Biden
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In Downing Street they called me 'Boss'. Civil servants would always call me 'Prime Minister'.
— Tony Blair
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