If Thou Would Rulest Well

 

If thou wouldst rule well, thou must rule for God; and to do
that, thou must be ruled by him
 
 
---William Penn to the Czar of Russia; The Life of William Penn, pg. 407
 
 
[But if we want leadership that governs and rules for God, then we have to be a people in submission to the authority of God because godly leadership and governance can only come from a godly people.  If you want to see lasting change in your respective government, the change first has to begin with you as the manner of governance is the end result of the spiritual and moral state of the culture.]
 
 
Samuel M. Janney, “The Life of William Penn,” pg. 407, Philadelphia: Friend’s Book Association, 1882
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