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“We must obey God rather than men!” (Acts 5:29.)
“It is the absolute responsibility of everybody in uniform to disobey an order that is either illegal or immoral.”

General Peter Pace, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Luncheon at the National Press Club, Friday, February 17, 2006

Interviewer, John Donnelly:  “Should people in the U.S. military disobey orders that they believe are illegal?”

General Pace’ response: “It is the absolute responsibility of everybody in uniform to disobey an order that is either illegal or immoral.”