Command Quote by Samuel Richardson

My duty is to obey orders.

— Stonewall Jackson

“Respect commands itself and it can neither be given nor withheld when it is due.”

— Eldridge Cleaver

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

— Henry Edward Manning

Obeying orders just to obey is the mark of a person who has ceased to think. Remember, it is better to suffer for doing…

— Ilsa J. Bick

Giving orders you know won't be obeyed is one of the best ways I know to destroy your own authority.

— David Weber

What you cannot enforce, do not command.

— Sophocles

Never obey anyone's command unless it is coming from within you also.

— Rajneesh

If any refuse to obey the common laws and orders of the ship concerning their common peace or preservation; if any shall mutiny or…

— Roger Williams

“When you suddenly command some unusual, unexpected course of action, then even if it is something you have hitherto forbidden, even if for the…

— Augustine of Hippo

It is the duty of every good officer to obey any orders given him by his commander-in-chief.

— Nathan Hale

“Myself, and the majority of officers in a position of command, will not execute unconditionally the orders of the Head of State.”

— Alistair Horne

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

— George Hammond