Quotes for All
The Declaration of Independence was to set forth the moral justification of a rebellion against a long-recognized political tradition – the divine right of kings. At issue was the fundamental question of whether men’s rights were God-given or whether these rights were to be dispensed by governments to their subjects. This document proclaimed that all … Read more
The average mind is slow in grasping a truth, but when the most thoroughly organized, centralized institution, maintained at an excessive national expense, has proven a complete social failure, the dullest must begin to question its right to exist. The time is past when we can be content with our social fabric merely because it … Read more
All government in essence, says Emerson, is tyranny. It matters not whether it is government by divine right or majority rule. In every instance its aim is the absolute subordination of the individual. Emma Goldman
The actor doesn’t merely command the stage, he seems to own it by divine right. Frank Rich
There is no separation in Divine Mind, therefore, I cannot be separated from the love and companionship which are mine by divine right. Florence Scovel Shinn
Infinite Spirit, open the way for my great abundance. I am an irresistible magnet for all that belongs to me by Divine Right. Florence Scovel Shinn
All that is mine by Divine Right is now released and reaches me in great avalanches of abundance, under grace in miraculous ways. Florence Scovel Shinn
They [the founders] proclaimed to all the world the revolutionary doctrine of the divine rights of the common man. That doctrine has ever since been the heart of the American faith. Dwight D. Eisenhower
Supporters have every divine right to slag your players off when they’re not winning games. Dean Windass
Empires are doomed. They become more diffuse, more broke, demagogues rule, and so I was just pointing out some similarities between past empires and what’s going on right now. They all have had to apply more and more harsh rhetoric of superiority and divine right to justify the building of hegemony. Dar Williams