A real king is the one who recognizes that, in governing his kingdom, he is a true minister of God. Conversely whoever does not reign with a view to serving God's glory acts not as a ruler but as a robber.

There is indeed something delightful about being able to combine obedience and disobedience in the same act.

Sire—I have received an order, under your majesty's seal, to put to death all the protestants in my province. I have too much respect for your majesty, not to believe the letter a forgery; but if (which God forbid) the order should be genuine, I have too much respect for your majesty to obey it.

Kings are not born: they are made by artificial hallucination.

Rome has spoken; the case is closed.

Arbitrary governing hath no alliance with God.

Not a single time have we gotten a right from Congress or from the President. We get them from God.

The government is merely a servant?merely a temporary servant; it cannot be its prerogative to determine what is right and what is wrong, and decide who is a patriot and who isn't. Its function is to obey orders, not originate them.

Just being an obedient Christian is increasingly becoming a social, political, legal issue...

The will of the people is the source and the happiness of the people the end of all legitimate government upon earth.

This Bible is for the government of the people, by the people and for the people.

Government is not reason; it is not eloquence. It is force. And force, like fire, is a dangerous servant and a fearful master.