Authoritarianism Quote by James Dobson

The power of authority is never more subtle and effective than when it produces a psychological atmosphere or climate favorable to the life of…

— Arthur Balfour

The authority by which the Christian leader leads is not power but love, not force but example, not coercion but reasoned persuasion. Leaders have…

— John Stott

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

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

As I see it, only God can be all-powerful without danger, because his wisdom and justice are always equal to his power. Thus there…

— Alexis de Tocqueville

Power without authority is tyranny.

— Jacques Maritain

The most absolute authority is that which penetrates into a man's innermost being and concerns itself no less with his will than with his…

— Jean-Jacques Rousseau

“Rules were invented by elders so they could get to bed early. Men who speak endlessly on authority only prove they have none. And…

— Gene Edwards

If I believe authority is raised by God - I understand I don't understand all things. And what those purposes are. He's a sovereign…

— Paula White

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

Nothing destroys authority more than the unequal and untimely interchange of power stretched too far and relaxed too much.

— Anonymous

There is a higher power, a higher influence, a God who rules and reigns and controls circumstances and situations that are beyond your area…

— Anonymous