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“The one point on which all women are in furious secret rebellion against the existing law is the saddling of the right to a child with the obligation to become the servant of a man.”

Men Children Law Secret Motherhood Obligation Servant Rebellion Furious

Author:George Bernard Shaw

“But veteran lawmakers torn apart by PTSD don't have a choice about being Exhibit A in the case against Washington politics. When you see what can happen to a page or a junior congressman, it passes on in a very real way, not in a history-class sense, that reality of what political power really is, .. Who are we to impose this emotional albatross on public servants? As a nation, we pretend to elect our leaders. It seems unjust to make them a special class to suffer for our sins over wrongheaded laws, or pay a continuing emotional price for securing their future careers.”

“I want to live perfectly above the law, and make it my servant instead of my master.”

Want Law Masters Lawyer Servant Above The Law

Book:Journal of Discourses

Source: Journal of Discourses

“A Christian is the greatest freeman in the world; he is free from the wrath of God, free from hell and damnation, from the curse of the law; but then, though he be free in these respects, yet, in regard of love, he is the greatest servant. Love abaseth him to do all the good that he can; and the more the Spirit of Christ is in us, the more it will abase us to anything wherein we can be serviceable.”

World Christian Form Law Spirit Christ Hell Regard Servant Curse Wrath Damnation Freeman Wrath Of God

Book:Complete Works of Richard Sibbes: (7 Volume Set)

Source: Complete Works of Richard Sibbes: (7 Volume Set)

“A servant with this clause Makes drudgery divine; Who sweeps a room as forThy laws Makes it and th'action fine.”

Action Law Rooms Divine Fine Servant Clauses Drudgery

Author:George Herbert

“It is proper for every one to consider, in the case of all men, that he who has not been a servant cannot become a praiseworthy master; and it is meet that we should plume ourselves rather on acting the part of a servant properly than that of the master, first, towards the laws, (for in this way we are servants of the gods), and next, towards our elders.”

Men Way Should Firsts Law Next Acting Cases Masters Servant Elders Praiseworthy

Book:Wit and Wisdom of Socrates, Plato, Aristotle: Being a Treasury of Thousands of Glorious, Inspiring and Imperishable Thoughts, Views and Observations of the Three Great Greek Philosophers, Classified Under about Four Hundred Subjects for Comparative Study

Source: Wit and Wisdom of Socrates, Plato, Aristotle: Being a Treasury of Thousands of Glorious, Inspiring and Imperishable Thoughts, Views and Observations of the Three Great Greek Philosophers, Classified Under about Four Hundred Subjects for Comparative Study

“The critic's hankering to be law-giver rather than servant of literature is irrepressible.”

Law Literature Critics Servant Giver Irrepressible Hankering

Book:Parthian Words

Source: Parthian Words

“A police officer wears a uniform. They're sworn to uphold the law. They're public servants. And they should not be above the law.”

Should Law Police Servant Officers Uniforms Police Officer Public Servants Above The Law

Author:Marc Morial

“Men pursue riches under the idea that their possession will set them at ease, and above the world. But the law of association often makes those who begin by loving gold as a servant finish by becoming themselves its slaves; and independence without wealth is at least as common as wealth without independence.”

Men World Ideas Law Wealth Common Becoming Gold Independence Slave Possession Riches Pursue Ease Servant Association

Book:Lacon: or, Many things in few words

Source: Lacon: or, Many things in few words