Consent of the governed Quote by Henry David Thoreau

“Only those who are subject to authority can be authority.”

— Watchman Nee

The authority of government . . . can have no pure right over my person and property but what I concede to it.

— Henry David Thoreau

“Governments derive their just power from the consent of the governed”

— Harriet Beecher Stowe

“The prerequisite for being in authority is recognizing that one is always under authority.”

— Joe Rigney

“All governments, even these precious “democracies,” derive all their power by force. Do something the government doesn’t want, like, say, cross the street against…

— S. Evan Townsend

“The lawmakers possess the authority that commands the obedience of the people.”

— Sunday Adelaja

“No authority under the Constitution is supreme: the Constitution is supreme and all the authorities function under the supreme law of the land.’15”

— Justice Asok Kumar Ganguly

Authority must be respected and chosen wisely.

— Lech Walesa

“Authority is a responsible form of power; it should be given to responsible man.”

— Amit Kalantri

Whoever is a complete person does not need to be an authority.

— Max Stirner

By nature, every individual has the right to govern himself; and governments, whether founded on majorities or minorities, must derive their right from the…

— John C. Calhoun

“If you don't want to have your authority questioned, then you have no right to be in authority in the first place”

— Anonomyus