Peace is normally a great good, and normally it coincides with righteousness, but it is righteousness and not peace which should bind the conscience of a nation as it should bind the conscience of an individual; and neither a nation nor an individual can surrender conscience to another's keeping.
Theodore Roosevelt
Related We have peace with God by the righteousness of Christ, and peace of conscience by the fruits of righ... THOMAS MANTON The only power able to exalt an individual and a whole nation is righteousness SUNDAY ADELAJA Righteousness is God's path to elevation for an individual as well as for a nation. SUNDAY ADELAJA Righteousness is God’s path to elevation for an individual as well as for a nation SUNDAY ADELAJA Above all we should not forget that government is an evil, a usurpation upon the private judgement a... WILLIAM GODWIN Oh, come, Divine Physician, and bind up every broken bone. Come with Thy sacred nard which Thou hast... CHARLES SPURGEON That in such righteousness
To them by faith imputed they may find
Justification towards God, a... JOHN MILTON It is a lie. ARTHUR MILLER Nothing is more powerful than an individual acting out of his conscience, thus helping to bring the ... NORMAN COUSINS Nature of Human is neither good nor bad, it is simply a fusion of primitive instinctual urges and mo... ABHIJIT NASKAR Whatever the human law may be, neither an individual nor a nation can commit the least act of injust... HENRY DAVID THOREAU Whatever the human law may be, neither an individual nor a nation can commit the least act of injust... HENRY DAVID THOREAU The conscience is a right mix of instinct, reason and culture. The conscience itself is not a truth ... THIRUMAN ARCHUNAN To stand on the brink of what is coming, feeling eager, optimistic anticipation—with no feeli... ASK AND IT IS GIVEN There is a guilty conscience behind every brazen word and act and behind every manifestation of self... ERIC HOFFER [Here] rests the soul of our nation-here also should be our conscience. CASPAR WEINBERGER [Here] rests the soul of our nation-here also should be our conscience. CASPAR W. WEINBERGER Here rests the soul of our nation - here also should be our conscience. CASPAR WEINBERGER I can't in good conscience ever again say to a dive shop or to an individual, 'You should go out and... BILL LOVIN An individual should not have too much freedom. A nation should absolute freedom. SUN YAT-SEN I like to open for a band as it brings on sort of a challenge and it makes things more interesting. ... KELLY JONES Cowardice asks the question, 'Is it safe?' Expediency asks the question, 'Is it politic?' But consci... MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR. Cowardice asks the question, 'Is it safe?' Expediency asks the question, 'Is it politic?' But consci... MARTIN LUTHER KING JR. Empathy is the new measurement of everything. It doesn't matter what religion you have, what God you... C. JOYBELL C. Why should not Conscience have vacation
As well as other Courts o' th' nation?
Have equal powe... SAMUEL BUTLER (1) Agitation is the marshalling of the conscience of a nation to mold its laws. ROBERT PEEL Neither conscience nor sanity itself suggests that the United States is, should or could be the glob... ROBERT S. MCNAMARA We take nothing to the grave with us, but a good or evil conscience... It is true, terrors of consci... SAMUEL RUTHERFORD Boycott is not a principle. When it becomes one, it itself risks becoming exclusive and racist. No b... JOHN BERGER There is no force like success, and that is why the individual makes all effort to surround himself ... MARCUS GARVEY An individual who breaks a law that conscience tells him is unjust, and who willingly accepts the pe... MARTIN LUTHER KING JR. An individual who breaks a law that conscience tells him is unjust, and who willingly accepts the pe... MARTIN LUTHER KING JR. I cannot choose but adhere to the word of God, which has possession of my conscience; nor can I poss... MARTIN LUTHER When an individual, a sect, a clique or a nation hates and despises another individual, sect, clique... PAUL HARRIS I submit that an individual who breaks a law that conscience tells him is unjust, and who willingly ... MARTIN LUTHER KING JR. A true Christian is one who has not only peace of conscience, but war within. He may be known by his... J.C. RYLE I submit that an individual who breaks a law that conscience tells him is unjust, and who willingly ... MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR. A peace above all earthly dignities, a still and quiet conscience. WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE A peace above all earthly dignities,
A still and quiet conscience. WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE This is not about what party you're part of. This is about right and wrong, ... the conscience of th... AL SHARPTON When a person denies his conscience for too long, it can become seared. That person becomes suscepti... HENRY HON Inner peace comes from a clear conscience. ERALDO BANOVAC It was with a serene conscience that I entered into this ordeal, and it is with a serene conscience ... IDRISSA SECK While conscience is our friend, all is at peace; however once it is offended, farewell to a tranquil... MARY WORTLEY MONTAGU While conscience is our friend, all is at peace; however once it is offended, farewell to a tranquil... MARY WORLEY MONTAGU Our conscience is not the vessel of eternal verities. It grows with our social life, and a new socia... WALTER LIPPMANN The only thing that can exalt a nation is righteousness SUNDAY ADELAJA The truth may roar, but it's roaring does not terrify the blameless. Guilty conscience needs neither... ISRAELMORE AYIVOR A comfortable house is a great source of happiness. It ranks immediately after health and a good con... SYDNEY SMITH A comfortable house is a great source of happiness. It ranks immediately after health and a good co... SYDNEY SMITH I feel that it is our moral obligation to stand and to be courageous with these families, and partic... AL SHARPTON Integrity is not everything, but it is the only thing that matters. JEFFREY FRY Nothing strengthens the judgement and quickens the conscience like individual responsibility. ELIZABETH CADY STANTON Nothing strengthens the judgment and quickens the conscience like individual responsibility. ELIZABETH CADY STANTON There comes a time when one must take a position that is neither safe, nor politic, nor popular, but... MARTIN LUTHER KING JR. The root of liberalism, in a word, is hatred of compulsion, for liberalism has the respect for the i... HAROLD EDMUND STEARNS And the fruit of righteousness is sown in peace of them that make peace. BIBLE The term “musalman” refers to someone with “musallam iman”, that means, a pure conscience. T... ABHIJIT NASKAR For it is not light that is needed, but fire; it is not the gentle shower, but thunder. We need the ... FREDERICK DOUGLASS A nation is only an individual multiplied MARK TWAIN 35. God is entitled to a portion of our income—not because He needs it but because we need to give... JAMES C. DOBSON Discernment is the son of good judgment and the father of self-control. When mixed with an already c... CRISS JAMI Justice is conscience, not a personal conscience but the conscience of the whole of humanity. Those ... ALEXANDER SOLZHENITSYN Justice is conscience, not a personal conscience but the conscience of the whole of humanity. Those ... ALEKSANDR SOLZHENITSYN Smitten as we are with the vision of social righteousness, a God indifferent to everything but adula... WILLIAM JAMES The separation of church and state is a source of strength, but the conscience of our nation does no... LYNDON B. JOHNSON There is such a thing as a national conscience, and it can be touched. CHARLES KURALT On some positions, cowardice asks the question, is it expedient? And then expedience comes along and... MARTIN LUTHER KING JR. If conquest does not bind posterity, so neither can compact bind it. CHARLOTTE SMITH We must come to see that the end we seek is a society at peace with itself, a society that can live ... MARTIN LUTHER KING JR. People with integrity and a crystal clear conscience, should be in the leadership of the country SUNDAY ADELAJA Righteousness exalts a nation, but sin is a blame to any people. BIBLE Cultivate the heart to raise a harvest of Truth, Righteousness, Peace and Love,This crop has to be r... SRI SATHYA SAI BABA We may consider each generation as a distinct nation, with a right, by the will of its majority, to ... THOMAS JEFFERSON Righteousness is God’s way of exalting a person or nation SUNDAY ADELAJA Morality and righteousness is based on intent, love, and in giving; yet, how is it that we as humans... FORREST CURRAN Your faith is your conscience, and your conscience is your faith. You cannot have faith without a co... SUZY KASSEM I feel within me a peace above all earthly dignities, a still and quiet conscience. WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE God is my only leader. Truth is my only sword. Guided only by my conscience, I am a true citizen of ... SUZY KASSEM Righteousness exalteth a nation. BIBLE What shall we say then? That the Gentiles, which followed not after righteousness, have attained to ... ANONYMOUS Peace, though beloved of our Lord, is a cardinal virtue only if your neighbors share your conscience... DAVID MITCHELL The Kingdom of God is about peace, love, joy and righteousness SUNDAY ADELAJA A servant who serves excellently from his whole heart with due courage and humility is never a serva... ERNEST AGYEMANG YEBOAH Peace as a goal is an ideal which will not be contested by any government or nation, not even the mo... AUNG SUU Peace as a goal is an ideal which will not be contested by any government or nation, not even the mo... AUNG SAN SUU KYI I don't think you can make a lawyer honest by an act of legislature. You've got to work on his consc... WILL ROGERS And the work of righteousness shall be peace; and the effect of righteousness quietness and assuranc... BIBLE Righteousness exalts a nation, and sin brings reproach. T. B. JOSHUA Some people have a conscience, others temporarily shine theirs (out of shame, or to make an impressi... MARIANA FULGER No sacrifice short of individual liberty, individual self-respect, and individual enterprise is too ... CLARK H. MINOR Farmers today keep themselves in ignorance of the needs and true nature of pigs precisely because to... 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The leader leads, and the boss drives. THEODORE ROOSEVELT No man is worth his salt who is not ready at all times to risk his well-being, to risk his body, to ... THEODORE ROOSEVELT Far better is it to dare mighty things, to win glorious triumphs, even though checkered by failure..... THEODORE ROOSEVELT It is hard to fail, but it is worse never to have tried to succeed. THEODORE ROOSEVELT The only time you really live fully is from thirty to sixty. The young are slaves to dreams; the old... THEODORE ROOSEVELT The only man who never makes a mistake is the man who never does anything. THEODORE ROOSEVELT Believe you can and you're halfway there. THEODORE ROOSEVELT Keep your eyes on the stars, and your feet on the ground. THEODORE ROOSEVELT Rhetoric is a poor substitute for action, and we have trusted only to rhetoric. If we are really to ... THEODORE ROOSEVELT Never throughout history has a man who lived a life of ease left a name worth remembering. THEODORE ROOSEVELT Probably the greatest harm done by vast wealth is the harm that we of moderate means do ourselves wh... THEODORE ROOSEVELT The government is us; we are the government, you and I. THEODORE ROOSEVELT If there is not the war, you don't get the great general; if there is not a great occasion, you ... THEODORE ROOSEVELT No man is justified in doing evil on the ground of expedience. THEODORE ROOSEVELT When they call the roll in the Senate, the Senators do not know whether to answer 'Present' ... THEODORE ROOSEVELT The human body has two ends on it: one to create with and one to sit on. Sometimes people get their ... THEODORE ROOSEVELT I am a part of everything that I have read. THEODORE ROOSEVELT Nine-tenths of wisdom is being wise in time. THEODORE ROOSEVELT The one thing I want to leave my children is an honorable name. THEODORE ROOSEVELT The things that will destroy America are prosperity-at-any-price, peace-at-any-price, safety-first i... THEODORE ROOSEVELT The man who loves other countries as much as his own stands on a level with the man who loves other ... THEODORE ROOSEVELT The most successful politician is he who says what the people are thinking most often in the loudest... THEODORE ROOSEVELT When you play, play hard; when you work, don't play at all. THEODORE ROOSEVELT Absence and death are the same - only that in death there is no suffering. THEODORE ROOSEVELT A vote is like a rifle; its usefulness depends upon the character of the user. THEODORE ROOSEVELT Big jobs usually go to the men who prove their ability to outgrow small ones. THEODORE ROOSEVELT The best executive is one who has sense enough to pick good people to do what he wants done, and sel... THEODORE ROOSEVELT We despise and abhor the bully, the brawler, the oppressor, whether in private or public life, but w... THEODORE ROOSEVELT Believe you can and you're halfway there. THEODORE ROOSEVELT When you're at the end of your rope, tie a knot and hold on. THEODORE ROOSEVELT Wars are, of course, as a rule to be avoided; but they are far better than certain kinds of peace. THEODORE ROOSEVELT A typical vice of American politics is the avoidance of saying anything real on real issues. THEODORE ROOSEVELT I am only an average man but, by George, I work harder at it than the average man. THEODORE ROOSEVELT When you are asked if you can do a job, tell 'em, 'Certainly I can!' Then get busy and f... THEODORE ROOSEVELT Obedience of the law is demanded; not asked as a favor. THEODORE ROOSEVELT With self-discipline most anything is possible. THEODORE ROOSEVELT It is only through labor and painful effort, by grim energy and resolute courage, that we move on to... THEODORE ROOSEVELT Every reform movement has a lunatic fringe. THEODORE ROOSEVELT In this country we have no place for hyphenated Americans. THEODORE ROOSEVELT If you've got them by the balls, their hearts and minds will follow. THEODORE ROOSEVELT In any moment of decision, the best thing you can do is the right thing, the next best thing is the ... THEODORE ROOSEVELT The reason fat men are good natured is they can neither fight nor run. THEODORE ROOSEVELT The only tyrannies from which men, women and children are suffering in real life are the tyrannies o... THEODORE ROOSEVELT If there is not the war, you don't get the great general; if there is not a great occasion, you don'... THEODORE ROOSEVELT Nine-tenths of wisdom consists in being wise in time. THEODORE ROOSEVELT Whenever you are asked if you can do a job, tell 'em, "Certainly I can!" - and get busy and find out... THEODORE ROOSEVELT Put out the light. THEODORE ROOSEVELT When they call the roll in the Senate, the Senators do not know whether to answer "Present" or "Not ... THEODORE ROOSEVELT Do what you can with what you have where you are. THEODORE ROOSEVELT