Authority Quote by Meryl Streep

An authoritarian style of rule is characteristic of me, and I have always admitted it.

— Alexander Lukashenko

Authoritarianism doesn't fall on a nation like a book falling from a shelf and striking you in the head. It rolls in like a…

— Joy Reid

Throughout history, people with few educational or economic resources and little bargaining power have often looked to authoritarian, ruthless people to stand up for…

— Stephanie Coontz

I have a loathing of authoritarianism - and that I think possibly makes me a bit difficult.

— Maureen Lipman

I don't like authority, at least I don't like other people's authority.

— A. C. Benson

Authoritarians tend to consolidate support by using fear, but more importantly by driving a wedge among the people that they want to control.

— Reza Aslan

I just don't like authority. I do like authority when I respect it.

— Sylvie Guillem

My position and the state will never allow me to become a dictator, but an authoritarian ruling style is characteristic of me.

— Alexander Lukashenko

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 is the assumption that someone else knows better than you.

— James Cromwell

Once people sense their own power, no authoritarian government can stand against the people who are determined to be free.

— Tsakhiagiin Elbegdorj

Authority figures are so irritating. Because they always tell you to do things for reasons that aren't very good. That sums up what authority…

— Rupert Everett