Authority Quotes

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Walter Benjamin knew that the break in tradition and loss of authority which occurred in his lifetime were irreparable, and he concluded that he had… — Hannah Arendt
The federal government has taken too much tax money from the people, too much authority from the states, and too much liberty with the Constitution. — Ronald Reagan
Each department and institution has its own authorities and responsibilities, and they act on that basis. It is wrong to even compare such actions to… — Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani
A leader - whether in the home, church, business, community, or government - has authority due to her role, but her positional power will not… — Dan B. Allender
You may obey a leader who has power and authority, but you will not strive to serve her or the cause of the organization unless… — Dan B. Allender
Christ has not only ordained that there shall be such officers in his Church - he has not only specified their duties and prerogatives -… — Charles Hodge
So too, in forming a constitution, or in enacting rules of procedure, or making canons, the people do not merely passively assent, but actively cooperate.… — Charles Hodge
I believe in human rights for everyone, and none of us is qualified to judge each other and that none of us should therefore have… — Malcolm X
When an individual is taken into custody or otherwise deprived of his freedom by the authorities and is subjected to questioning . . . he… — Earl Warren
It is not God that is worshipped but the group or authority that claims to speak in His name. Sin becomes disobedience to authority not… — Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan
Freedom can be manifested only in the void of beliefs, in the absence of axioms, and only where the laws have no more authority than… — Emile M. Cioran
The way two people can end up in the same place, find each other in a crowd, and change their lives and the lives of… — Deb Caletti
When you call us, ladies and gentlemen, just so you know, we do have your phone number, and if you say anything untoward, obscene, or… — Bill O'Reilly
No art can conquer the people alone-the people are conquered by an ideal of life upheld by authority. — William Butler Yeats
Elderly people and those in authority cannot always be relied upon to take enlightened and comprehending views of what they call the indiscretions of youth. — Winston Churchill
And who can doubt that it will lead to the worst disorders when minds created free by God are compelled to submit slavishly to an… — Galileo Galilei
Vanity is so frequently the apparent motive of advice that we, for the most part, summon our powers to oppose it without very accurate inquiry… — Samuel Johnson
The great majority of people have a strong need for authority which they can admire, to which they can submit, and which dominates and sometimes… — Sigmund Freud
Men fear thought as they fear nothing else on earth - more than ruin, more even than death. Thought is subversive and revolutionary, destructive and… — Bertrand Russell
My mother was an authority on pig sties. This is the worst looking pigsty I have ever seen in my life, and I want it… — Bill Cosby

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