Stonewall Jackson Quotes

I think myself obliged, whatever my private apprehensions may be of the success, to do my duty, and leave events to their Disposer.

Duties have been mine; consequences are God's.

I shall try and effect all that is before me to perform; and God, I think, will surely give me strength for His work so long as He directs my line of duty.

Do your duty, that is best; leave unto the Lord the rest.

If you're responsible, and you're willing to take responsibility, we'll give you a pass.

We are all responsible for our actions and our failures to act.

Do your duty and leave the rest to God.

It's good to be held accountable.

Do your duty and leave the rest to Providence.

Duty and to-day are ours; results and futurity belong to God.

Modern man is weighed down more by the burden of responsibility than by the burden of sin. We think him more a savior who shoulders our responsibilities than him who shoulders our sins. If instead of making decisions we have but to obey and do our duty, we feel it as a sort of salvation.

God never imposes a duty without giving time to do it.

Duty is ours; consequences are God's.

With great power comes great responsibilty.

Responsibility is always a sign of trust.

With this honor devolves upon you also a corresponding responsibility. As the country herein trusts you, so under God it will sustain you.

Duty is ours and events are God's.

Your representative owes you, not his industry only, but his judgment; and he betrays instead of serving you if he sacrifices it to your opinion.

We are responsible for actions performed in response to circumstances for which we are not responsible.

There is no truth without responsibility following in its wake.

If fighting is sure to result in victory, than you must fight, even though the ruler forbid it; if fighting will not result in victory, then you must not fight even at the ruler's bidding.

In the last analysis, of course, an oath will encourage fidelity in office only to the degree that officeholders continue to believe that they cannot escape ultimate accountability for a breach of faith.

What shall befall me in the pursuance of this work, I refer to the disposal of Almighty God, whose glory is dearer to me, not only than my liberty, but than my life.

Freedom consists not in doing what we like, but in having the right to do what we ought.

God primes the pump of obligation.