Quotes about Sovereign

The characteristic of a true sovereign is, to acknowledge that, in the administration of his kingdom, he is a minister of God. He who does not make his reign subservient to the divine glory, acts the part not of a king, but a robber.

Public opinion sets bounds to every government, and is the real sovereign in every free one.

Each State, in ratifying the Constitution, is considered as a sovereign body, independent of all others, and only to be bound by its own voluntary act. In this relation, then, the new Constitution will, if established, be a federal, and not a national constitution.

we know that our Sovereign is "Long suffering, and easy to be entreated;" more ready to grant, than we to ask, forgiveness.

When we follow Jesus' example and pray like this, one of the things we are asking is that God's sovereign rule might increasingly be established in our hearts and lives.

And now, in your current circumstances, do you remain loyal to our former sovereign?" "I am alone, monsieur. My loyalty is to Christ, into whose hands I commit my life.

Self-reverence self-knowledge self-control - these three alone lead to sovereign power.

The people are the government, administering it by their agents they are the government, the sovereign power.

These men were not selected by a jury of fellow artists, but appointed by the sovereign and electing choice of God.

Thomas Brooks defines providence this way: "It is the unceasing activity of the sovereign Creator whereby, he upholds His creatures in orderly existence, guides and governs all events, circumstances and free acts of men and angels, no matter how great or trivial. All of this is done to accomplish one great design: to give glory to Himself.

There is one mind common to all individual men. Every man is an inlet to the same and to all of the same. [...] Who hath access to this universal mind is a party to all that is or can be done, for this is the only and sovereign agent.

The one thing in the world of value is the active soul,—the soul, free, sovereign, active. This every man is entitled to; this every man contains within him, although in almost all men obstructed, and as yet unborn. The soul active sees absolute truth and utters truth, or creates. In this action it is genius; not the privilege of here and there a favorite, but the sound estate of every man.