He makes a great mistake... who supposes that authority is firmer or better established when it is founded by force than that… — Terence Copy Share Image
It degrades from the equal rank of Citizens all those whose opinions in Religion do not bend to those of the Legislative… — James Madison Copy Share Image
PLENIPOTENTIARY, adj. Having full power. A Minister Plenipotentiary is a diplomatist possessing absolute authority on condition that he never exert it. — Ambrose Bierce Copy Share Image
I got used to dealing with groups of boys and getting on with life in unpleasant circumstances and being smart and funny… — Eric Idle Copy Share Image
The secretary actually already has a good deal of authority within the confines of the Affordable Care Act. Step one really is… — Kathleen Sebelius Copy Share Image
My politics are wildly different from hers, but someone who has been good for women in politics, stamped her authority on European… — Nicola Sturgeon Copy Share Image
It may safely be received as an axiom in our political system, that the state governments will in all possible contingencies afford… — Alexander Hamilton Copy Share Image
The State Film Authority will be there for film as industry only, as is the case in all the other states, except… — Ann Macbeth Copy Share Image
Israel will not transfer Judea, Samaria, and the Gaza District to any foreign sovereign authority, [because] of the historic right of our… — Menachem Begin Copy Share Image
Ours is an age of criticism, to which everything must be subjected. The sacredness of religion, and the authority of legislation, are… — Immanuel Kant Copy Share Image
When each citizen submits himself to the authority of law he does not thereby decrease his independence or freedom, but rather increases… — Calvin Coolidge Copy Share Image
We cannot simply speak out against an escalation of troops in Iraq, we must act to prevent it... There can be no… — Edward Kennedy Copy Share Image
“Because of their lust for authority men are in constant turmoil. Those in authority are ever fighting to maintain it. Those out… — Mikhail Naimy Copy Share Image
In The Art and Aesthetics of Boxing, David Scott addresses the daunting task of establishing a groundwork for the aesthetics of boxing-and… — Robert Anasi Copy Share Image
Loyal and substansial Catholic service on the battlefield undermined one of the most longstanding objections to emancipation: namely, that since Catholics owed… — Linda Colley Copy Share Image
We have no other choice but to go on managing the conflict. We propose a stability plan: We want to strengthen the… — Ayelet Shaked Copy Share Image
The President sends us a billion-page paper that shows how he would spend the money if he were spending the money. He… — Michael Enzi Copy Share Image
I will not sulk about having no boyfriend, but develop inner poise and authority and sense of self as woman of substance,… — Helen Fielding Copy Share Image
And after September the 11th, the United States Congress also granted me additional authority to use military force against al Qaeda. . . . — George W. Bush Copy Share Image
We cannot, of course, save the World because we do not have authority over its parts. We can serve the world though.… — Barry Lopez Copy Share Image
The first thing to realize in meditation is that there is no authority, that the mind must be completely free to examine,… — Jiddu Krishnamurti Copy Share Image
By liberty I mean the assurance that every man shall be protected in doing what he believes to be his duty against… — Lord Acton Copy Share Image
I can safely say, on the authority of all that is revealed in the Word of God, that any man or woman… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
“I have the authority of the King of Kings. I am all in all, and above all, so that God Himself and… — Charles River Editors Copy Share Image
“Authority to dream is not given, it is taken. Take it. Do not let the judgment of others be the final word.… — J Loren Norris Copy Share Image
A king's staff of office, the sign and symbol of his authority. It was originally a mace with which the sovereign admonished… — Ambrose Bierce Copy Share Image
I would describe my driving style as calm authority, but my wife would call it demented. In my defence I've got a… — Sean Lock Copy Share Image
Government officials have no right to interfere in ecclesiastical matters in a way that undermines or disregards the God-given authority of pastors… — John MacArthur Copy Share Image
Authority figures are so irritating. Because they always tell you to do things for reasons that aren't very good. That sums up… — Rupert Everett Copy Share Image
To think that a Catholic bishop must answer to a civil authority over matters of faith is abominable. It is abhorrent to… — Andrew Scheer Copy Share Image
I believe in human rights for everyone, and none of us is qualified to judge each other and that none of us… — Malcolm X Copy Share Image
If I believe authority is raised by God - I understand I don't understand all things. And what those purposes are. He's… — Paula White Copy Share Image
There was a good moment in Islam when people were actually challenging authority at every level. Very different from the world we… — Tariq Ali Copy Share Image
When you vote, you are exercising political authority, you're using force. And force, my friends, is violence. The supreme authority from which… — Robert A. Heinlein Copy Share Image
When we wrote the Constitution, the intention was to give the commander in chief the authority how to use the forces when… — Joe Biden Copy Share Image
More than 80 per cent of the British casualties of the Great War were English. More than 80 per cent of the… — Winston Churchill Copy Share Image
I don't pose as an authority on anything at all, I follow the opinions of the ordinary people I meet, and I… — Walt Disney Copy Share Image
The American press has the blues. Too many authorities have assured it that its days are numbered, too many good newspapers are… — Russell Baker Copy Share Image
“Milton's learned vocabulary [...] and his distant perspectives, represent the authoritative unintelligibility of the parents' speech as heard by the child.” — John Broadbent Copy Share Image
California is among several states that already have fought their way out from under partisan gerrymandering by taking line-drawing authority away from… — Eric Swalwell Copy Share Image