Authority Quotes

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When we oppose God's delegated authority, we oppose God Himself. — John Bevere
We must always keep in mind all legitimate authority is from God, and is given for protection, provision, and peace. — John Bevere
If every day of your life you are told by authority figures that the Earth is flat, you will be scared of falling off the… — Mark Rippetoe
We want character but without unyielding conviction; we want strong morality but without the emotional burden of guilt or shame; we want virtue but without… — James Davison Hunter
You must know everything well before you can know what to discard. You must cover pages with material you will not finally put into the… — Dorothy Bryant
What is this thing we call government? Is it anything but organized violence? The law orders you to obey, and if you don't obey, it… — Alexander Berkman
The Constitution has no inherent authority or obligation. It has no authority or obligation at all, unless as a contract between man and man. And… — Lysander Spooner
Let men learn that a legislature is not 'our God upon earth,' though, by the authority they ascribe to it, and the things they expect… — Herbert Spencer
Rulers who destroy men's freedom commonly begin by trying to retain its forms. ... They cherish the illusion that they can combine the prerogatives of… — Alexis de Tocqueville
Peace is one of the most obvious earmarks of the authority of Christ. A sense of peace will virtually always accompany His will and direction,… — Beth Moore
Being yielded to God's authority keeps us pliable and open-minded to a possible change of plans. — Beth Moore
The Son of Man has authority over whatever has you paralyzed. Get up and walk. — Beth Moore
If we belong to Christ, Satan has no right to exercise authority over us, but he hopes we're too ignorant regarding Scripture to know it. — Beth Moore
Many people never grow up. They stay all their lives with a passionate need for external authority and guidance, pretending not to trust their own… — Alan Watts
We are moving away from the old idea of leadership -- leadership has less to do (now) with heroism. We don't look for... unblemished omnipotent… — Walter Truett Anderson
People, unless they're paying attention, tend to confuse fanciness with intelligence or authority. — David Foster Wallace
If you want peace, be peace. If you want wealth, be wealth. Think it. Talk it. Prepare yourself to have it. Have faith enough to… — Iyanla Vanzant
Faith is the power to stand up to the madness and chaos of the physical world, while holding the position that nothing external has any… — Caroline Myss
One of the greatest things in life is that no one has the authority to tell you what you want to be. You're the one… — Jaime Escalante
The Sexual Revolution is a complete rebellion against authority, natural and supernatural, even against the body and its needs, its natural functions of child bearing.… — Dorothy Day
I'm convinced that today the majority of Americans want what those first Americans wanted: A better life for themselves and their children; a minimum of… — Ronald Reagan
Moral authority is another way to define servant leadership because it represents a reciprocal choice between leader and follower. If the leader is principle centered,… — Robert K. Greenleaf
By disobeying god, we escape from his totalitarian prison where you cannot ask any questions, where you must never question authority. We become our human… — Ann Druyan
When one has come to accept a certain course as duty he has a pleasant sense of relief and of lifted responsibility, even if the… — Charles Horton Cooley
It’s a similar feeling from being in a community of punk rockers as a teenager and the feeling I still get today when I’m in… — Greg Graffin

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