Affair Quote by Noam Chomsky

International affairs is very much run like the mafia. The godfather does not accept disobedience, even from a small storekeeper who doesn't pay his…

— Noam Chomsky

Whenever there is authority, there is a natural inclination to disobedience.

— Thomas Chandler Haliburton

Disobedience to authority is one of the most natural and healthy acts.

— Antonio Negri

There are some few instances in which it is virtuous to disobey.

— Ann Radcliffe

“This is called the “principle of legitimacy,” and legitimacy is based on three things. First of all, the people who are asked to obey…

— Malcolm Gladwell

“When people in authority want the rest of us to behave, it matters - first and foremost - how they behave. This is called…

— Malcolm Gladwell

“Anticipatory obedience is a political tragedy.”

— Timothy Snyder

“And in every instance, the motive is the same: suppressing dissent and mandating compliance.”

— Glenn Greenwald

If one leads them with administrative measures and uses punishments to make them conform, the people will be evasive, but if one leads them…

— Confucius

“It is essential to the idea of a law, that it be attended with a sanction; or, in other words, a penalty or punishment…

— Alexander Hamilton

“what goals drive all institutions of authority. “Doing something wrong,” in the eyes of such institutions, encompasses far more than illegal acts, violent behavior,…

— Glenn Greenwald

If we regulate our conduct according to our own convictions, we may safely disregard the praise or censure of others.

— Blaise Pascal