Authority Quotes

2019 Authority quotes by 1321 unique authors

It (Lewinskygate) has...compromised his moral authority — Joe Lieberman
When they lose their sense of awe, people turn to religion. When they no longer trust themselves, they begin to depend upon authority. Therefore the… — Laozi
[E]very act of a delegated authority, contrary to the tenor of the commission under which it is exercised, is void. No legislative act, therefore, contrary… — Alexander Hamilton
We sincerely ask the Beijing authorities across the Strait to view the election result from a positive perspective, to accept the democratic decision of the… — Chen Shui-bian
The union of the family lies in love; and love is the only reconciliation of authority and liberty. — Robert Hugh Benson
At one time,' Golenishchev continued, either not observing or not willing to observe that both Anna and Vronsky wanted to speak, 'at one time a… — Leo Tolstoy
Anyone who asserted wrong teachings, anyone serving the devil or his demons, earned instead an equally remarkable antagonism. In their official high meetings together, Christians… — Ramsay MacMullen
Without the intervention of the civil authority what would our percepts become?- Platonic laws. — Philipp Melanchthon
Blanche is written with a terrible authority, the authority that comes from artistic necessity when the writer is compelled to write by his demon, rather… — Paul Bailey
The preservation of a free government requires not merely that the metes and bounds which separate each department of power be invariably maintained; but more… — James Madison
I cannot find any authority in the Constitution for public charity. — Franklin Pierce
The constitution regulates our stewardship; the constitution devotes the domain to union, to justice, to defense, to welfare, and to liberty. But there is a… — William H. Seward
But there is a higher law than the Constitution, which regulates our authority over the domain, and devotes it to the same noble purposes. — William H. Seward
The error seems not sufficiently eradicated, that the operations of the mind, as well as the acts of the body, are subject to the coercion… — Thomas Jefferson
In proportion to the value of this revolution; in proportion to the importance of instruments, every word of which decides a question between power and… — James Madison
Are we going to continue to yield personal liberties and community autonomy to the steady inexplicable centralization all political power or restore the Republic to… — Douglas MacArthur
The education of young citizens ought to form them to good manners, to accustom them to labor, to inspire them with a love of order,… — Gouverneur Morris
The attractive idea that we can now have a parliament of man with authority to control the conduct of nations by legislation or an international… — Elihu Root
What then, is correctness of speech but the maintenance of the practice of others, as established by the authority of ancient speakers? But the weaker… — Saint Augustine
In the opinion of the anarchist, the sum total of human ills is expressed in one word-authority. — Albert Meltzer
Anarchism, in my view, is an expression of the idea that the burden of proof is always on those who argue that authority and domination… — Noam Chomsky
Anarchy, when it works to destroy authority in all its aspects, when it demands the abrogation of laws and the abolition of the mechanism that… — Peter Kropotkin
The church must be reminded that it is not the master or the servant of the state, but rather the conscience of the state. It… — Martin Luther King, Jr.
I'm disrespectful towards authority. I think the prime minister of Ireland is a gobshite — Michael O'Leary
Having authority implies accountability. If you reject the blame for failures under your watch, people reject your leadership. — Rick Warren

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