Decree Quote by Mahatma Gandhi

You assist an administration most effectively by obeying its orders and decrees. An evil administration never deserves such allegiance. Allegiance to it means partaking…

— Mahatma Gandhi

To administer is to govern: to govern is to reign. That is the essence of the problem.

— Honore Gabriel Riquet

It is the duty of every good officer to obey any orders given him by his commander-in-chief.

— Nathan Hale

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

The essential feature of government is the enforcement of its decrees by beating, killing, and imprisoning.

— Ludwig von Mises

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

— Ahmed Chalabi

The highest duty is to respect authority

— Anonymous

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

The sublimity of administration consists in knowing the proper degree of power that should be exerted on different occasions.

— Anonymous

It's the duty of any government: where there is disregard of the law, that law and order must be instituted.

— Emmerson Mnangagwa

Giving orders you know won't be obeyed is one of the best ways I know to destroy your own authority.

— David Weber

Authority must be respected and chosen wisely.

— Lech Walesa