Quotes related to Romans 13:1
It already appears, that there must be in every society of men superiors and inferiors, because God has laid in the constitution and course of nature the foundations of the distinction.
— John Adams
If you ask what's best for the country, vote Republican. If you ask how will you get more money from the government, vote Democrat.
— Dennis Prager
Why has government been instituted at all? Because the passions of man will not conform to the dictates of reason and justice without constraint.
— Alexander Hamilton
It is evident that the state is a creation of nature, and that man is by nature a political animal.
— Aristotle
Law is the highest reason implanted in Nature, which commands what ought to be done and forbids the opposite.
— Cicero
A thoughtful mind, when it sees a nation's flag, sees not the flag, but the nation itself.
— Henry Ward Beecher
I don't believe in God. My God is patriotism. Teach a man to be a good citizen and you have solved the problem of life.
— Andrew Carnegie
In vain would that man claim the tribute of patriotism who should labor to subvert these great pillars.
— George Washington
We must always keep in mind all legitimate authority is from God, and is given for protection, provision, and peace.
— John Bevere
Communism is a hateful thing, and a menace to peace and organized government.
— Grover Cleveland
Civil government is an ordinance of God, to conserve the civil peace of a people, so far as concerns their bodies and goods.
— Roger Williams
In order for a war to be just, three things are necessary. First, the authority of the sovereign... Secondly, a just cause... Thirdly... a rightful intention.
— St. Thomas Aquinas