Authorities Quotes

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There can be no greater stretch of arbitrary power than is required to seize children from their parents, teach them whatever the authorities decree they… — Isabel Paterson
Well, I wanted to be a philosopher, which is the idlest occupation in the world. I wanted to be involved in abstract thought, but because… — Will Self
Geneva is a city where the living conditions and hospitality provided by both the population and authorities of Geneva - at all levels - are… — Margaret Chan
Which brings me to the point: In order to lose momentum, the U.S. economy has to have momentum to begin with. If it had any,… — Caroline Baum
If a 13 year old girl is pregnant, that is evidence of sexual abuse and thatâ€™s supposed to be reported to the authorities and these… — Mark Crutcher
Always consider the qualifications of anyone who assumes or professes authority, what do they really know? Authorities on spirituality can rarely give a half coherent… — Peter J. Carroll
Common sense is the foundation of all authorities, of the laws themselves, and of their construction. — Thomas Jefferson
We sincerely ask the Beijing authorities across the Strait to view the election result from a positive perspective, to accept the democratic decision of the… — Chen Shui-bian
At one time,' Golenishchev continued, either not observing or not willing to observe that both Anna and Vronsky wanted to speak, 'at one time a… — Leo Tolstoy
Anyone who asserted wrong teachings, anyone serving the devil or his demons, earned instead an equally remarkable antagonism. In their official high meetings together, Christians… — Ramsay MacMullen
Do you take me for a sponge, my lord? hamlet: Ay, sir; that soaks up the king's countenance, his rewards, his authorities. But such officers… — William Shakespeare
There is an inherent tendency in all governmental power to recognize no restraints on its operation and to extend the sphere of its dominion as… — Ludwig von Mises
Authorities act with themselves in mind. Leaders act with others in mind. Authorities take. Leaders give. Authorities die. Leaders live on. — Simon Sinek
A great many things have been pronounced untrue and absurd, and even impossible, by the highest authorities in the age in which they lived, which… — Catherine Crowe
In the last camp they all ate grass, until the authorities forbade them to pull it up. They were accustomed to having the fruits of… — Martha Gellhorn
I condemn the entry of a Russian so-called humanitarian convoy into Ukrainian territory without the consent of the Ukrainian authorities and without any involvement of… — Anders Fogh Rasmussen
To admit authorities, however heavily furred and gowned, into our libraries and let them tell us how to read, what to read, what value to… — Virginia Woolf
The word of God has provided nine explanatory designations of the heavenly beings... the first group is forever around God and is said to be… — Pope Dionysius
When I say history is a matter of life and death, I mean this: If you really don't know history, you are a victim of… — Howard Zinn
The mind is still haunted with its old unconscious ways; it broods on lost authorities; and the yearning, the deep and hollowing yearning for divine… — Julian Jaynes

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