After Quote by R. Lee Ermey

Back in those days intimidation was the greatest tool the drill instructor had. Without that tool, he would not have had control.

— R. Lee Ermey

He who has learned how to obey will know how to command.

— Solon

Obedience alone gives the right to command.

— Ralph Waldo Emerson

Obedience is a hard profession.

— Pierre Corneille

You can only learn what obedience is by obeying

— Dietrich Bonhoeffer

He who cannot obey himself will be commanded. That is the nature of living creatures.

— Friedrich Nietzsche

He who wishes to be obeyed must know how to command.

— Niccolo Machiavelli

Through obedience learn to command.

— Plato

Every duty, even the least duty, involves the whole principle of obedience.

— Henry Edward Manning

If you have to stand and fight, you train yourself so that you're able to do it.

— Jocko Willink

“Much of education today focuses on obedience skills rather than critical thinking skills.”

— Bryant McGill

...but for a soldier his duty is plain. He is to obey the orders of all those placed over him and whip the enemy…

— Ulysses S. Grant