Authority Quote by Jacques Maritain

There is a great difference, then, between "power" and "authority." Power refers to one's ability to coerce others (through physical, economic, or other means)…

— Joshua Meyrowitz

Power without authority is tyranny.

— Jacques Maritain

To have power is to have authority, to have authority is to have a voice, use it for the right reasons, and not for…

— Noel Casillas

Authority is not power; that's coercion. Authority is not knowledge; that's persuasion, or seduction. Authority is simply that the author has the right to…

— Herman Kahn

“Don’t mistake me,” Jasnah continued. “Some kinds of power are real—power to command armies, power to Soulcast. These come into play far less often…

— Brandon Sanderson

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

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 that does not exist for Liberty is not authority but force.

— Lord Acton

Authority is the spiritual dimension of power because it depends upon faith in a system of meaning that decrees the necessity of the hierarchical…

— Shoshana Zuboff

When we speak of power, we mean man's control over the minds and actions of other men. By political power we refer to the…

— Anonymous

In a culture of technique, we often confuse authority with power, but the two are not the same. Power works from the outside in,…

— Parker J. Palmer

Authority is not a quality one person 'has,' in the sense that he has property or physical qualities. Authority refers to an interpersonal relation…

— Erich Fromm