Abyss Quote by Alan Moore

The great majority of people have a strong need for authority which they can admire, to which they can submit, and which dominates and…

— Sigmund Freud

“All authority is quite degrading. It degrades those who exercise it, and degrades those over whom it is exercised. When it is violently, grossly,…

— Oscar Wilde

Authority is a solvent of humanity: look at any husband, any father of a family,and note the absorption of the person by the persona,…

— Patrick O'Brian

Torture can destroy the social fabric of communities, degrade a society's institutions, and undermine the integrity of its political systems.

— Peter Maurer

We know that the great majority of people have a strong need for authority which it can admire, to which it can submit, and…

— Sigmund Freud

The power of authority is never more subtle and effective than when it produces a psychological atmosphere or climate favorable to the life of…

— Arthur Balfour

Torture continues to be practiced around the world by rogue regimes whose cruel methods match their determination to crush the human spirit.

— George W. Bush

Authority is granted to people who are perceived as authoring their own words, their own actions, their own lives, rather than playing a scripted…

— Parker J. Palmer

Authority, as you usually think of it, is merely the excuse the strong use to make others conform to what they want.

— William P. Young

Authority: The skill of getting people to willingly do your will, because of your personal influence.

— James Hunter

“Because you're a sick fuck who tortures people!" He wagged his finger at me. "You make it sound so simple . It isn't. Not…

— Nenia Campbell

To me, authority is something that a freer spirit, a more independent mind, and a person who can handle the world, doesn't need guidance…

— George Carlin