This great mind has been standing behind me and quietly obeying my orders for all these years?

"They no longer obey you for reasons of coercion," Cord said.

Her eyes widened but she obeyed the command for silence.

"I must refuse to obey your order, for reasons of human health and safety."

He just gives orders and expects people to obey for nothing.

They might well obey for the first part, but.

With wide eyes, they obeyed his call for silence but he saw their bodies shaking.

But you will obey them for the time being because I tell you to.

Military leaders have said they will not obey an order for a state of emergency.

"Then I expect whoever's in command to obey my order for transportation."