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> [I see anarchism as the theoretical ideal to which we are all gradually evolving to a point where everybody can tell the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-anton-wilson/i-see-anarchism-as-the-theoretical-ideal-to-which-we-are-all/)

[Robert Anton Wilson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-anton-wilson/)

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> [“It wouldn’t be right to have a responsibility and be held accountable for a job without having the authority to do it.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bob-wendorf/it-wouldn-t-be-right-to-have-a-responsibility-and-be-held-accountable/)

[Bob Wendorf](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bob-wendorf/)

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> [Having authority implies accountability. If you reject the blame for failures under your watch, people reject your leadership.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rick-warren/having-authority-implies-accountability-if-you-reject-the-blame-for/)

[Rick Warren](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rick-warren/)

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> [If one is okay with police having guns - whoever is designated as having authority - but panicked at the thought of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/frank-j-fleming/if-one-is-okay-with-police-having-guns-whoever-is-designated-as/)

[Frank J. Fleming](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/frank-j-fleming/)

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