Authority Quote by Ferdinand Marcos

Authority, as you usually think of it, is merely the excuse the strong use to make others conform to what they want.

— William P. Young

Authority is something from which we are constantly subtracting, of which there remains always a residue, and which we attempt to make smaller and…

— Federica Montseny

All authority comes from the people.

— Michael Davies

Authority must be respected and chosen wisely.

— Lech Walesa

All authority is quite degrading. It degrades those who exercise it, and it degrades those over whom it is exercised.

— Oscar Wilde

To me, authority is something that a freer spirit, a more independent mind, and a person who can handle the world, doesn't need guidance…

— George Carlin

“The authority of society is imposed not arbitrarily or officially, but naturally. And it is because of this fact that its effect on the…

— Mikhail Bakunin

“Authority is an inescapable fact of political existence, and to imply that anyone who respects authority is prone to violence against the weak and…

— Dante L. Germino

In order to be respected, authority has got to be respectable.

— Tom Robbins

Authority is quite degrading.

— Oscar Wilde

When authority is total, so too is the madness of the man who declares it, and the potential for abuse of power.

— Rick Wilson

Authority ought to be there only to serve its particular community by removing restrictions on freedom of expression and action under my golden rule…

— David Icke