Authority Quotes

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Who does not see that the same authority which can establish Christianity, in exclusion of all other Religions, may establish with the same ease any… — James Madison
Wherever morality is based on theology, wherever the right is made dependent on divine authority, the most immoral, unjust, infamous things can be justified and… — Ludwig Feuerbach
The Bible rose to the place it now occupies because it deserved to rise to that place, and not because God sent anybody with a… — Bruce Barton
There's been no top authority saying what marijuana does to you. I really don't know that much about it. I tried it once but it… — John Wayne
Anyone who thinks we can continue to have world wars but make them nice polite affairs by outlawing this weapon or that should meditate upon… — Joel Henry Hildebrand
Progress in thought is the assertion of individualism against authority. — Oscar Wilde
All authority belongs to the people... In questions of power let no more be heard of confidence in man, but bind him down from mischief… — Thomas Jefferson
Hence, in a state of nature, no man had any moral power to deprive another of his life, limbs, property, or liberty; nor the least… — Alexander Hamilton
The idea of restraining the legislative authority, in the means of providing for the national defense, is one of those refinements which owe their origin… — Alexander Hamilton
In any given society the authority of man over man runs in inverse proportion to the intellectual development of that society. — Pierre-Joseph Proudhon
To bring about government by oligarchy, masquerading as democracy, it is fundamentally essential that practically all authority and control be centralized in our Federal government.… — Franklin D. Roosevelt
Though authority be a stubborn bear, yet he is oft let by the nose with gold. — William Shakespeare
The authority of government . . . can have no pure right over my person and property but what I concede to it. — Henry David Thoreau
War and Authority are companions; Peace and Liberty are companions. — Benjamin Tucker
Government is the assumption of authority over a given area and all within it, exercised generally for the double purpose of more complete oppression of… — Benjamin Tucker
Hinduism is a living organism liable to growth and decay subject to the laws of Nature. One and indivisible at the root, it has grown… — Mahatma Gandhi
Prayer is the risen Jesus coming in with His resurrection power, given free rein in our lives, and then using His authority to enter any… — Ole Hallesby
In the fight against terrorism, national agencies keep full control over their police forces, security and intelligence agencies and judicial authorities. — Gijs de Vries
By liberty I mean the assurance that every man shall be protected in doing what he believes to be his duty against the influences of… — Lord Acton
There is no moral authority like that of sacrifice. — Nadine Gordimer

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