"Obedience simulates subordination as fear of the..." - Quote by George Bernard Shaw
Obedience simulates subordination as fear of the police simulates honesty.
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“Obedience to public authority ought not to be based either on ignorance or stupidity.”
“Yes, faith; it is my cousin's duty to make curtsy and say 'Father, as it please you.' But yet for all that, cousin, let him be a handsome fellow, or else make another curtsy and say 'Father, as it please me.”
“He who cannot command himself should obey. And many can command themselves, but much is still lacking before they can obey themselves.”