Quotes related to Romans 13:1
Don't curse God; and don't damn your leaders.
— Eugene Peterson
And thus, by the express appointment of the same God, two roots of blessing, the Roman Empire, and the doctrine of Christian piety, sprang up together for the benefit of men.
— Eusebius of Caesarea
You can't divorce religious belief and public service I've never detected any conflict between God's will and my political duty. If you violate one, you violate the other.
— Jimmy Carter
Activate yourself to duty by remembering your position, who you are, and what you have obliged yourself to be.
— Thomas a Kempis
Render to Caesar the things that are Caesar's and to God the things that are God's.
— Ambrose of Milan
An unvirtuous citizenry tend to elect representatives who will pander to their covetous lustings.
— Ezra Taft Benson
Protestantism came to America to make America Protestant. It was assumed that was to be done through faith in the reasonableness of the common man and the establishment of a democratic republic.
— Stanley Hauerwas
You know, by the time you become the leader of a country, someone else makes all the decisions. ... You may find you can get away with virtual presidents, virtual prime ministers, virtual everything.
— Bill Clinton
Well, in the first place, military service, they don't call it service for nothing. You are actually serving your country. And it is a worthy and valid vocation.
— Rick Warren
A just laicism allows religious freedom. The state does not impose religion but rather gives space to religions with a responsibility toward civil society, and therefore it allows these religions to be factors in building up society.
— Pope Benedict XVI
Order your soul; reduce your wants; live in charity; associate in Christian community; obey the laws; trust in Providence.
— St. Augustine
All must admit that the reception of the teachings of Christ results in the purest patriotism, in the most scrupulous fidelity to public trust, and in the best type of citizenship.
— Grover Cleveland