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1 " Genius is a sovereign power; it forms schools; it lays hold on the spirits of men, with irresistible might; and it exercises an immeasurable influence on the whole condition of human life. This sovereignty of genius is a gift of God, possessed only by his grace. It is subject to no one and is responsible to him alone who has granted it this ascendancy. "
― Abraham Kuyper , Lectures on Calvinism
2 " From a political point of view, there is but one principle, the sovereignty of man over himself. This sovereignty of myself over myself is called Liberty "
― Victor Hugo , Les Misérables