Home / Quotes / Quote by John Calvin

Quote by John Calvin

“When God wants to judge a nation, He gives them wicked rulers.”

Quote by John Calvin

Author

John Calvin (July 10, 1509 - May 27, 1564) was a significant figure in the 16th-century Protestant Reformation and the founder of the Calvinist branch of Protestantism. He was a theologian, philosopher, and Christian reformer whose theological ideas had a profound impact on subsequent generations. more

You May Also Like

“God holds his people responsible for righteousness, not for results.”

People Results Responsible Voting Righteousness

Author:Beth Moore

“A truly moral nation enacts policies that encourage personal responsibility and discourage self-destructive behavior by not subsidizing people who live irresponsibly and make poor choices.”

People Self Choices Nations Poor Responsibility Moral Policy Behavior Voting Destructive Discouraging Personal Responsibility Self Destructive Poor Choices Self Destructive Behavior Destructive Behavior

Author:Benjamin Carson

“God...my self in the Bronx always says that God has a funny sense of humor. ..He has a way of treating things, he deals with each individual soul delicately, tenderly, compassionately but he deals with groups of people [country] according to certain laws and he always observes those laws and that means the innocent are punished with the evil.”

People Way Mean Soul Self Country Law Certain Evil Individual Deals Groups Innocent Voting Sense Of Humor Bronx

Author:Malachi Martin

“The law commit legal plunder by violating liberty and property.”

Law Liberty Property Commit Voting Plunder

Book:The Law

Source: The Law

“To their duty to God, youth should realize their duty to our country. They should love and honor the Constitution of the United States, the basic concepts and principles upon which this nation has been established. Yes, they need to develop a love for our free institutions.”

Source: God, family, country: our three great loyalties

“The Fate of good men who refuse to become involved in politics is to be ruled by evil men.”

Men Evil Fate Involved Refuse Voting Good Man Evil Man

Author:Edmund Burke

“In like manner, the disbelief of a Divine Providence renders a man uncapable of holding any public station; for, since kings avow themselves to be the deputies of Providence.”

Men Divine Kings Voting Stations Providence Disbelief Deputies Divine Providence

Book:Gulliver's Travels and A Modest Proposal

Source: Gulliver's Travels and A Modest Proposal

“But the truth is that it is only by believing in God that we can ever criticise the Government. Once abolish the God, and the Government becomes the God.”

Believe Humans Facts Government Written Truth Is Essentials Russia Voting Criticize Believe In God Accents Commandments Thunder Human History Abolish

Author:Gilbert K. Chesterton

“Such are the mass of the supporters of either party. They derive their political opinions originally from some family tradition or some fanciful preference, but they back them with all the passion of sportsmen. In a vague subconscious way they know it is a game, but they happen to enjoy playing the game.”

Knows Way Happens Political Passion Games Enjoy Party Opinion Mass Tradition Voting Subconscious Vague Supporter Preference Sportsman Political Opinions Family Tradition

Book:The Party System

Source: The Party System

“You don't have a right to vote, you've got a duty of vote.”

Duty Vote Voting Right To Vote

Author:David Barton