Jonathan Mayhew Quotes & Sayings (Page 2)

Jonathan Mayhew quotes and sayings page 2 (clergyman). These are the last 8 out of 18 quotes we have.

“Extremes are dangerous.”

“Let us prize our freedom; but not use our liberty for a cloak of maliciousness.”

“There are men who strike at liberty under the term licentiousness.”

“According to this way of arguing, there will be no true principles in the world; for there are none but what may be wrested and perverted to serve bad purposes, either through the weakness or wickedness of men.”

“All civil rulers, as such, are the ordinance and ministers of God; and they are all, by the nature of their office, and in their respective spheres and stations, bound to consult the public welfare.”

“For which reason I would exhort you to pay all due Regard to the government over us; to the KING and all in authority; and to lead a quiet and peaceable life.”

“It is our happiness to live under the government of a PRINCE who is satisfied with ruling according to law; as every other good prince will - We enjoy under his administration all the liberty that is proper and expedient for us.”

“It would be stupid tameness, and unaccountable folly, for whole nations to suffer one unreasonable, ambitious and cruel man, to wanton and riot in their misery.”

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