Responsibility Quote by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry

One must require from each one the duty which each one can perform. Accepted authority rests first of all on reason.

— Antoine de Saint-Exupery

It is not enough to give orders they must be obeyed.

— Napoleon Bonaparte

“We must only demand that which each individual can give,” said the king. “The authority rests first on reason.”

— Antoine de Saint-Exupéry

Every duty, even the least duty, involves the whole principle of obedience.

— Henry Edward Manning

Authority is mainly a moral power; therefore, it must first call upon the conscience, that is, upon the duty that each person has to…

— Pope John XXIII

“One must require of each what each is able to give. Authority rests first of all upon reason.”

— Antoine de Saint-Exupéry

My duty is to obey orders.

— Stonewall Jackson

Authority must be respected and chosen wisely.

— Lech Walesa

I believe orders should be obeyed, but sometimes you have to think about the orders you get.

— Ariel Sharon

“If you want people to recognize your authority, serve them first.”

— Moroaswi Tumiso Victor

The highest duty is to respect authority

— Anonymous

“The authority of government, even such as I am willing to submit to— for I will cheerfully obey those who know and can do…

— Henry David Thoreau