Authority Quote by James Madison

That is one of the reasons why we have raised this matter about the need to focus quite sharply on the function of local…

— Thabo Mbeki

The essential job of government is to facilitate, not frustrate, job development

— Andrew Cuomo

There must be public servants who are working regularly among the people.

— Thabo Mbeki

Many people confuse authority and the power of efficiency, as if the first role of people with responsibility is to take decisions, command effectively…

— Jean Vanier

Poverty has its duties as well as its rights.

— Benjamin Disraeli

Hence as a private man has a right to say what wages he will give in his private affairs, so has a Community to…

— Samuel Adams

“There is the authority of position and the authority of knowledge - 'Authority flows from the one who knows.' But sharing in hardship confers…

— John Adair

Selfless service to the people and resolution of their problems should be the top priority of local bodies representatives, as they can come up…

— Shehbaz Sharif

“Necessary policemen, firemen, street cleaners, health officers, judges, legislators and executives perform productive services as important as those of anyone in private industry. They…

— Henry Hazlitt

To handle the economy and services in a country like Iraq requires delegation of authority and the choice of competent people.

— Ahmed Chalabi

One must require from each one the duty which each one can perform. Accepted authority rests first of all on reason.

— Antoine de Saint-Exupery

To seek out the best [persons to serve in the government] though the whole Union, we must resort to the information which from the…

— Thomas Jefferson