
Third State of the Union Address (7 December 1903)
1900s
1840s, Heroes and Hero-Worship (1840), The Hero As King
Third State of the Union Address (7 December 1903)
1900s
Letter to Dr. Covel Feb. 21, (1688-9) Thirteen Letters from Sir Isaac Newton to J. Covel, D.D. (1848)
Context: 1. Fidelity & Allegiance sworn to the King is only such a fidelity and obedience as is due to him by the law of the land; for were that faith and allegiance more than what the law requires, we would swear ourselves slaves, and the King absolute; whereas, by the law, we are free men, notwithstanding those Oaths. 2. When, therefore, the obligation by the law to fidelity and allegiance ceases, that by the Oath also ceases...
Source: Law and Authority (1886), I
“God seeks comrades and claims love,
the Devil seeks slaves and claims obedience.”
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Fireflies (1928)
Journal kept by Cooper from January to May 1848
Correspondence of James Fenimore-Cooper (1922)
“Live the law of love. We encourage obedience to the laws of life when we live the laws of love.”
Source: Principle-Centered Leadership (1992), Ch. 11
Source: Dictionary of Burning Words of Brilliant Writers (1895), P. 437.
Short Fiction, Bazaar of the Bizarre (1963)
Source: Bazaar of the Bizarre (p. 234) note: Fafhrd and the Gray Mouser series (1939-1988), Swords Against Death (1970)