Arbitrary Quote by Alan Greenspan

I know that I and my office acted with the highest integrity as an independent inspector general should act.

— Gerald Walpin

You can never give complete authority and overall power to anyone until trust can be proven.

— Bill Cosby

“. . . what I know is unofficial, what [the inspector] knows is official. I have the right to private judgment, but he has none.”

— Arthur Conan Doyle

A good judge should never boast of his power, because he can do nothing but what he can do justly: he is not the…

— Thomas F. Wilson

The bureaucrat is not free to aim at improvement. He is bound to obey rules and regulations established by a superior body. He has…

— Ludwig von Mises

Whoever is a complete person does not need to be an authority.

— Max Stirner

Authority must be respected and chosen wisely.

— Lech Walesa

“His instinct of a successful man had taught him long ago that, as a general rule, a reputation is built on manner as much…

— Joseph Conrad

“authority, unless justified, is inherently illegitimate and that the burden of proof is on those in authority. If this burden can't be met, the…

— Noam Chomsky

“If you are interested in equality at all costs, you should never have gone looking for your power in the first place. Holding authority…

— Anne Hill

“[...] genuine power doesn't have to enforce it by example. Assumed power, on the other hand, requires folks' belief–it depends upon the victim's industry.…

— Steve Aylett

I think having a healthy distrust of authority is a good thing, within certain parameters, obviously.

— Fiona Bruce