One who trusts and fears H'shem fears no other. He is free from the burden of pleasing flattering and bribing them. He will stand up for justice and the way of the Torah and will not fear his job, life, or luxuries because of it.
pg 351/353
Nefesh Hachaim
"The rood of each Jew's soul is linked to a letter of the Torah. We now understand the verse that H'shem thought of bringing Yisroel into the world before he brought anything else. Being that the Torah and the Yid are the same roots there is no contradiction when we read that the Torah came before all else.
Gate Four Chapter 11 pg 149