Celestial Quote by Catherine Wilson

In the past the need for a hierarchal form of society has been the doctrine specifically of the High. It had been preached by…

— George Orwell

Order and system are nobler things than power.

— John Ruskin

The essence of oligarchical rule is not father-to-son inheritance, but the persistence of a certain world-view and a certain way of life ... A…

— George Orwell

All systems are oligarchy. There is no other.

— Tom Metzger

Once you have hierarchy you need rules to protect and administer it, and then you need law and the enforcement of the rules, and…

— William P. Young

The power of theocrasy or exercise of government rule over the masses by a hierarchy of priests or adepts rested on its dual system…

— Edith Starr Miller

Power always becomes consolidated back into the hands of very few people... whether they be an economic aristocracy, a royalty, a monarchy which is…

— Immortal Technique

They (who) seek to establish systems of government based on the regimentation of all human beings by a handful of individual rulers. . .…

— Franklin D. Roosevelt

Authority and example lead the world.

— Arthur Schopenhauer

Good governance never depends upon laws, but upon the personal qualities of those who govern. The machinery of government is always subordinate to the…

— Frank Herbert

“At its core were certain principles: authority should be questioned, hierarchies should be circumvented, nonconformity should be admired, and creativity should be nurtured.”

— Walter Isaacson

“Nothing can appear more contradictory than the principles on which the old governments began, and the condition to which society, civilisation and commerce are…

— Thomas Paine