Authority Quote by Erwin Rommel

In the weakness of one kind of authority, and in the fluctuation of all, the officers of an army will remain for some time…

— Edmund Burke

The Three Armies can be deprived of their commanding officer, but even a common man cannot be deprived of his purpose.

— Confucius

Any commander who fails to exceed his authority is not of much use to his subordinates.

— Arleigh Burke

HE WHO WANTS TO BECOME A COMMANDER OF MULTITUDES OF PEOPLE SHOULD OBEY A COMMAND

— SolomonErnefoy

The commander of the forces of a large State may be carried off, but the will of even a common man cannot be taken…

— Confucius

The Gen. Commanding, takes this means of informing the people that he has not come among them to disturb them in the enjoyment of…

— Anonymous

Some system of authority is a requirement of all communal living, and it is only the man dwelling in isolation who is not forced…

— Stanley Milgram

Wherever there is a man who exercises authority, there is a man who resists authority.

— Oscar Wilde

If a general shows confidence in his men but always insists on his orders being obeyed, the gain will be mutual.

— Sun Tzu

I commanded an Army unit, and I placed the highest priority on a commander's authority to lead, manage, and discipline the men and women…

— Tammy Duckworth

“There are times in every commander's life when he must yield the stick of authority to a subordinate. Sometimes the reason is one of…

— Timothy Zahn, Star Wars: Thrawn

The man who commands efficiently must have obeyed others in the past, and the man who obeys dutifully is worthy of someday being a…

— Marcus Tullius Cicero