Famous quotes containing the words god and/or command:
“Whatever comes from God is impossible for a man to turn back.”
—Herodotus (c. 484–424 B.C.)
“But, to speak practically and as a citizen, unlike those who call themselves no-government men, I ask for, not at once no government, but at once a better government. Let every man make known what kind of government would command his respect, and that will be one step toward obtaining it.”
—Henry David Thoreau (1817–1862)