Quotes About Sovereignty

I can rest in the fact that God is in control.

But whether the Constitution really be one thing, or another, this much is certain - that it has either authorized such a government as we have had, or has been powerless to prevent it. In either case it is unfit to exist.

A man's natural rights are his own, against the whole world; and any infringement of them is equally a crime; whether committed by one man, or by millions; whether committed by one man, calling himself a robber, or by millions calling themselves a government.

Previous to the war, there were some grounds for saying that—in theory, at least, if not in practice—our government was a free one; that it rested on consent. But nothing of that kind can be said now, if the principle on which the war was carried on by the North, is irrevocably established. If that principle be not the principle of the Constitution, the fact should be known. If it be the principle of the Constitution, the Constitution itself should be at once overthrown.

Personal liberty is the paramount essential to human dignity and human happiness.

To paraphrase Montaigne—even when you're sitting on the highest throne in the world, you're still sitting on your arse.

Freedom is just another word for being alone

Authority, without any condition and reservation, belongs to the nation.

When trouble arise among faraway people, we remain tempted to hide behind the principle of national sovereignty, to "mind our own business" when it is convenient, and to think of democracy as a suit to be worn in fine weather but felt in the closet when clouds threaten.

Wilson's doctrine of self-determination gave a boost to the idea that wherever there dwelled a people, there should be a state

In my view, no country has the right to dictate to others how they should be governed; but we all have good reason to speak up on behalf of democratic values. Our support will not make a difference in all cases, but when we do make a difference, it should be in the direction of greater respect for the individual and improved governance for society.

no country has the right to dictate to others how they should be governed; but we all have good reason to speak up on behalf of democratic values

while I may not be able to trace the Artist's hand at all times, I can always trust his motives. The God who is in control of all things, who acts behind the scenes in all things, is also the God who willingly suffers. He is the one I can shout at, cry with and find comfort in.

Yes—God is sovereign. And in his sovereignty he created a world in which the choices of men and angels matter. Tremendously. He has granted to us "the dignity of causation," as Pascal called it. Our choices have enormous consequences.

requiring all things to recognize and yield to that authority, announcing that the authority of Jesus Christ is now in effect here.

Freedom is being allowed to think your own thoughts and live your own life.

it is impossible for a free people to govern a dependent people despotically without endangering its own freedom.

This is a free country...you can do almost anything you want.

This is Indian land, Ms. Stoltz, and all the rules that govern an orderly society, all the things you believe in, simply don't apply here. We govern ourselves. We make the laws. Neither the State of Florida nor the federal government has much say in what we do, especially when it comes to running the casino.

was the beginning of the Tudor claim to an "Anglo-British

He was therefore heir to a triple monarchy.

France recognized Elizabeth to be the rightful queen of England.

By the end of April 1566, Mary was back in control.

But she was still a crowned queen in her own right.