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There are matters in that book, said to be done by the express command of God, that are as shocking to humanity, and to every idea we have of moral justice, as any thing done by Robespierre, by Carrier, by Joseph le Bon, in France, by the English government in the East Indies, or by any other assassin in modern times. When we read in the books ascribed to Moses, Joshua, etc., that they (the Israelites) came by stealth upon whole nations of people, who, as the history itself shews, had given them no offence; that they put all those nations to the sword; that they spared neither age nor infancy; that they utterly destroyed men, women and children; that they left not a soul to breathe; expressions that are repeated over and over again in those books, and that too with exulting ferocity; are we sure these things are facts? are we sure that the Creator of man commissioned those things to be done? Are we sure that the books that tell us so were written by his authority? ...The Bible tells us, that those assassinations were done by the express command of God. And to read the Bible without horror, we must undo every thing that is tender, sympathising, and benevolent in the heart of man. Speaking for myself, if I had no other evidence that the Bible is fabulous, than the sacrifice I must make to believe it to be true, that alone would be sufficient to determine my choice.

There are roads which must not be followed, armies which must be not attacked, towns which must not be besieged, positions which must not be contested, commands of the sovereign which must not be obeyed.

The smartest cavaliers at the command 'To horse!' contrive to be in time for both a horse and whores.

There are matters in that book, said to be done by the express command of God, that are as shocking to humanity, and to every idea we have of moral justice, as any thing done by Robespierre, by Carrier, by Joseph le Bon, in France, by the English government in the East Indies, or by any other assassin in modern times. When we read in the books ascribed to Moses, Joshua, etc., that they (the Israelites) came by stealth upon whole nations of people, who, as the history itself shews, had given them no offence; that they put all those nations to the sword; that they spared neither age nor infancy; that they utterly destroyed men, women and children; that they left not a soul to breathe; expressions that are repeated over and over again in those books, and that too with exulting ferocity; are we sure these things are facts? are we sure that the Creator of man commissioned those things to be done? Are we sure that the books that tell us so were written by his authority?

There's panic, and then there's panic, Commander. Fear of the odds, of the enemy, even of death is one thing. All of us feel that. We'd be fools if we didn't. But we learn not to let it dictate our responses. We can't, if we're going to do our jobs. But there's another sort of terror: the terror of failure, of being blamed for some disaster, or of assuming responsibility. It's not just the fear of dying; it's the fear of living through something like Seaford while everyone laughs behind your back at what an idiot you were to allow yourself to be placed in such a disastrous situation.

To abandon your love for God is to disregard his command

Those who deserve respect are given it freely. If one must demand such a thing, he'll never truly command it.

To Choose To Disobey God’s Command Is To Be Doomed To Live A Life Independently God

To take command, one must first create the illusion that command is already yours.

Well, I once recall an old master sergeant once telling me that NCOs look after the men so that officers can figure out how to get them killed. That's the difference between maintenance and command.

What you cannot enforce, do not command!

You don’t command your plate to provide you with food and it does. And you don’t have to get bored if it doesn't. Whatever has to drop into the plate must pass through your head!

You don’t influence people by commanding them. When you are doing that, you are a manipulator and not a leader.

Think carefully before you issue me a command, Zenobia. For I will do what you tell me, even if I'm the worst possible man for the job.

To take dominion over the earth is to follow the command of God

… we don't need more command and control; we need better means to engage everyone's intelligence …

What is the truth?’ he asked. ‘We place faith in ourselves,’ replied Altaïr (...) ‘We see the world as it really is, and hope that one day all mankind might see the same.’ ‘What is the world, then?’ ‘An illusion,’ replied Altaïr. ‘One we can either submit to – as most do – or transcend.’ ‘And what is it to transcend?’ 'To recognize that laws arise not from divinity, but reason. I understand now that our Creed does not command us to be free.’ And suddenly he really did understand. ‘It commands us to be wise

Whenever you jump off a cliff at GOD's command, be sure that you will fly! Either by soaring on the palm of His hands or on the parachute of that command or you will suddenly have wings pop out and sustain you in the air. Either way, you will be flying and He'll be the one behind it all.

You don’t command wind in the direction it blows, but you command a ship in the direction it sails.

You have intellect, and courage, and command. Play your own game, and don't worry about what anyone else is doing. That is what's going to give you a shot at making it. Comparing yourself to anyone else will just drive you crazy.

According to Goering and the Luftwaffe High Command, they were supposed to be the fighter elite.

Actually, as a Muslim, we believe sovereignty and supremacy belongs to God. And therefore, we believe in submitting to the commands of God.

A conductor should guide rather than command.

Actors are just soldiers who follow commands.

A fair woman shall not only command without authority but persuade without speaking.

Although only breath, words which I command are immortal.

A leader must be ready to send the soldiers under his command to their deaths

A man who wills commands something within himself that renders obedience, or that he believes renders obedience.

All things that God would have us do are hard for us to do--remember that--and hence, he oftener commands us than endeavours to persuade.

A man who cannot command himself will always be a slave.

An American Virgin would never dare command; an American Venus would never dare exist.

As I understand it, laws, commands, rules and edicts are for those who have not the light which makes plain the pathway.

An obedient wife commands her husband.

A virtuous wife commands her husband by obeying him.

Be firm and upright upon the commands of Allah, work to His obedience and keep away from His disobedience.

Blessing come to you when you are obedient to God’s commands.

A semantic definition of a particular set of command types, then, is a rule for constructing, for any command of one of these types, a verification condition on the antecedents and consequents.

Ask the sheep for their beliefs... Do you kill on God's command?

Command is often not what you do but the way you do it.

Christianity commands us to pass by injuries; policy, to let them pass by us.

Class is an intangible quality which commands, rather than demands, the respect of others.

Disobey n:To celebrate with an appropriate ceremony the maturity of a command

Divide and command, a wise maxim; Unite and guide, a better.

Die in obeying commands like a soldier, and go to Nirvana, but no cowardice.

Diversity in counsel, unity in command.

Do what the heart commands. The heart is our only guide.

Duty--the command of heaven, the eldest voice of God.

Do not confuse the command to love with the disease to please.

Everything is from God himself, both commandment and fulfillment. He alone commands; he alone fulfills.

Even if no command to pray had existed, our very weakness would have suggested it.