Quotes about Sovereignty

But the secret counsel of God is something else. It is so deep and so high that no exploration can attain to it.

But we are not to forget that the stability of our salvation is not in us but in the secret election of God.

Unless God himself had by his election redeemed us from ruin, there would have been nothing but ruin to foresee.

As far as pertains to those secret promptings we are discussing, Solomon's statement that the heart of a king is turned about hither and thither at God's pleasure [Prov. 21:1] certainly extends to all the human race, and carries as much weight as if he had said: "Whatever we conceive of in our minds is directed to his own end by God's secret inspiration."

God for our sake is willing to stoop down and, by such a wonderfully gentle and intimate invitation, entice us to him, so that we may rest safely and quietly under his protection.

She is all states, and all princes, I. Nothing else is.

No man is good enough to govern another man without the other's consent.

I would rather be exposed to the inconveniences attending too much liberty than those attending too small a degree of it.

Individual liberty depends upon keeping government under control.

Good government is no substitute for self-government.

Commerce with all nations, alliance with none, should be our motto.

You're a sovereign as a citizen. If you're not involved in your government, you're not doing your job. In the long run that's very bad for the Republic.