Authority Quotes

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The problem is authority. But these Vatican officials seem unable to understand authority except as authoritarianism. — David Tracy
The state produced in the laboratory may be likened to a light doze, compared to the profound slumber induced by the preponent authority system of… — Stanley Milgram
The key to the behavior of subjects lies not in pent-up anger or aggression, but in the nature of their relationship to authority. They have… — Stanley Milgram
Every fact of science was once Damned. Every invention was considered impossible. Every discovery was a nervous shock to some orthodoxy. Every artistic innovation was… — Robert Anton Wilson
Can you imagine the Founding Fathers saying that the major source of authority in [your] life can make you drop your pants and urinate as… — Unknown Author
A cantankerous press, an obstinate press, a ubiquitous press, must be suffered by those in authority in order to preserve the right of the people… — Unknown Author
I love quotations because it is a joy to find thoughts one might have, beautifully expressed with much authority by someone recognizably wiser than oneself. — Marlene Dietrich
The study of theology, as it stands in the Christian churches, is the study of nothing; it is founded on nothing; it rests on no… — Thomas Paine
Do not attempt to challenge my authority. I have eight weeks to turn you gaggle of maggots into a well-discipline cadet unit. From this day… — Damon Wayans
Hey Bonita, glad to meet ya. For the kind of stunning newness, I must have foreseen ya. Hey, being with you is a top priority.… — A Tribe Called Quest
To have power is to have authority, to have authority is to have a voice, use it for the right reasons, and not for the… — Noel Casillas
You got supreme authority over these nuts, nigga! — Riley Freeman
The essence of independence has been to think and act according to standards from within, not without. Inevitably anyone with an independent mind must become… — Aleister Crowley
Personal integrity in Achilles achieves the form and authority of immanent divinity, with its inviolable, lonely singleness, half repellent because of its almost inhuman austeriy,… — Cedric H Whitman
Respect My Authority! — Eric Cartman
With authority comes the ability to victimize; with power comes choice — Kalyani Rajalingham
We are trained from birth not to question authority and to blindly follow it into the abyss. — Rev Richard Skaff
He who would be useful, strong, and happy must cease to be a passive receptacle for the negative, beggarly, and impure streams of thought; and… — James Allen
I hate it when someone of authority can just take church from you. Church keeps people in God's hands, and can keep some out of… — Unknown Author
The good news is that while Satan is real, so is God! In fact, God is more powerful than any demonic force in Hell. And… — Creflo Dollar

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