Argument Quote by Carl Sagan

One of the great commandments of science is: 'Mistrust arguments from authority.'

— Carl Sagan

Authority. The antithesis of science.

— Stephen Baxter

Arguments from authority carry little weight – authorities have made mistakes in the past. They will do so again in the future. Perhaps a…

— Carl Sagan

“Authority is an inescapable fact of political existence, and to imply that anyone who respects authority is prone to violence against the weak and…

— Dante L. Germino

Authority in science exists to be questioned, since heresy is the spring from which new ideas flow.

— Anonymous

When you pretend to be an authority on everything, it forces your subordinates to defer to your opinion - which may not be the…

— Courtney A. Kemp

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

Authority has always attracted the lowest elements in the human race

— P. J. O'Rourke

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

Admittedly, scientific authority is not distributed evenly throughout the body of scientists; some distinguished members of the profession predominate over others of a more…

— Michael Polanyi

“This is more like the scientists I know. Authority outweighs evidence, at least for as long as the authority lives.”

— Frans de Waal

“Concepts that have proven useful in ordering things easily achieve such authority over us that we forget their earthly origins and accept them as…

— Albert Einstein