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title: "5 External Authority Quotes by 4 authors"
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> [“You must never be limited by external authority, whether it be vested in a church, man, or book. It is your right…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bhagat-singh-thind/you-must-never-be-limited-by-external-authority-whether-it-be-vested/)

[Bhagat Singh Thind](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bhagat-singh-thind/)

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> [Since a democratic society repudiates the principle of external authority, it must find a substitute in voluntary disposition and interest; these can…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-dewey/since-a-democratic-society-repudiates-the-principle-of-external/)

[John Dewey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-dewey/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fb9/john-dewey-545_authority_since-a-democratic-society-repudiates-th_274108.jpg)

> [“The authority of God is unlike what is usually meant by "external authority" ... The authority of God brings perspective, joy and hope.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/g-c-berkouwer/the-authority-of-god-is-unlike-what-is-usually-meant-by-external/)

[G C Berkouwer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/g-c-berkouwer/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a80/g-c-berkouwer-9618_authority_the-authority-of-god-is-unlike-what-is-u_687917.jpg)

> [Many people never grow up. They stay all their lives with a passionate need for external authority and guidance, pretending not to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alan-watts/many-people-never-grow-up-they-stay-all-their-lives-with-a-passionate/)

[Alan Watts](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alan-watts/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f9a/alan-watts-587_authority_many-people-never-grow-up-they-stay-all_1040043.jpg)

> [“The authority of God's Word is not an arbitrary, external authority. It is a wooing and conquering authority. Scripture's authority does not…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/g-c-berkouwer/the-authority-of-god-s-word-is-not-an-arbitrary-external-authority-it/)

[G C Berkouwer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/g-c-berkouwer/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/261/g-c-berkouwer-9618_authority_the-authority-of-god-s-word-is-not-an-ar_2886679.jpg)

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