Quotes related to Romans 13:1
It's important to make sure that governments have some checks on what they do, that people can oversee what's being done so the government doesn't abuse it.
— Barack Obama
No business is above Government; and Government must be empowered to deal adequately with any business that tries to rise above Government.
— Franklin D. Roosevelt
The moral law of God is the only law of individuals and of nations, and nothing can be rightful government but such as is established and administered with a view to its support.
— Charles Finney
Religion flourishes in greater purity, without than with the aid of Government.
— James Madison
You're a sovereign as a citizen. If you're not involved in your government, you're not doing your job. In the long run that's very bad for the Republic.
— Michael Novak
While just government protects all in their religious rites, true religion affords government its surest support.
— George Washington
Government is frequently and aptly classed under two descriptions-a government of force, and a government of laws; the first is the definition of despotism-the last, of liberty.
— Alexander Hamilton
God is in charge, and alone sits as the ultimate government over His creation. All other governments are then to reflect His ultimate rule.
— Tony Evans
The further the departure from direct and constant control by the citizens, the less has the government of the ingredient of republicanism.
— Thomas Jefferson
Self-government can succeed only through an instructed electorate.
— Herbert Hoover
Governments are the sails, the people the wind, the country is the ship and time is the sea.
— Ludwig Borne
The obligation of human beings to support and obey human governments, while they legislate upon the principles of the moral law, is an unalterable as the moral law itself.
— Charles Finney