Authority Quotes

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This Old Testament - containing error, folly, absurdity and immorality - is by English statute law declared to be of divine authority, a blasphemy -… — Annie Besant
We were an ill-matched pair, my husband and I, from the very outset; he, with very high ideas of a husband's authority and a wife's… — Annie Besant
Punishment may make us obey the orders we are given, but at best it will only teach an obedience to authority, not a self-control which… — Bruno Bettelheim
When we wrote the Constitution, the intention was to give the commander in chief the authority how to use the forces when you authorize him… — Joe Biden
But I was amazed at how organized the Palestinian election authority was, how competent they were in setting up their polling places and the poll… — Joe Biden
Destiny: A tyrant's authority for crime and a fool's excuse for failure. — Ambrose Bierce
My problem has always been with authority, and I'm sure if anybody understands that, it's people in uniform. — Lewis Black
The man whose authority is recent is always stern. — Aeschylus
Rock gives children, on a silver platter, with all the public authority of the entertainment industry, everything their parents always used to tell them they… — Allan Bloom
I was a journeyman chef of middling abilities. Whatever authority I have as a commenter on this world comes from the sheer weight of 28… — Anthony Bourdain
Of course the UN brings in a lot of moral authority. — Lakhdar Brahimi
We will use all lawful tools at our disposal, and that includes authorities under the renewed PATRIOT Act. We firmly believe that our intelligence gathering… — John O. Brennan
The brilliance of Max Brooks is that he always quotes authorities at the back of his books that never existed. Like a Russian professor he… — Mel Brooks
I believe in a lively disrespect for most forms of authority. — Rita Mae Brown
The president overstepped his authority when he asked the NSA to eavesdrop on Americans' international phone calls without obtaining a warrant. — Sherrod Brown
Any commander who fails to exceed his authority is not of much use to his subordinates. — Arleigh Burke
I believe that there's a way to question authority with manners, with dignity. There's no reason to be rude about it. — Nicolas Cage
My only purpose is to teach children to rebel against authority figures. — Sherman Alexie
I have as much authority as the Pope, I just don't have as many people who believe it. — George Carlin
I think there ought to be a strict separation or wall built between our religious faith and our practice of political authority in office. I… — Jimmy Carter

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