Authority Quote by Paulo Freire

Nothing more enhances authority than silence. It is the crowning virtue of the strong, the refuge of the weak, the modesty of the proud,…

— Charles de Gaulle

“In practice the democratic ‘revolutionary’ type of discipline is more reliable than might be expected.”

— George Orwell

“Challenge authority; the authority of your own rational convictions.”

— Bryant McGill

“Authority is an inescapable fact of political existence, and to imply that anyone who respects authority is prone to violence against the weak and…

— Dante L. Germino

“Authority is a strange concept. It begins with assumptions and ends with denials. The bigger the Authority, the more power it assumes, and the…

— Sharon Lee

“The key players, it turns out, are those who refuse to be credentialed or curbed by traditional modes of power, who understand that the…

— Walter Brueggemann

“But the disposition to disagree, to reject and to dissent - however irritating it may be when taken to extremes - is the very…

— Tony Judt

Public opinion, - a tyrant, sitting in the dark, wrapt up in mystification and vague terrors of obscurity; deriving power no one knows from…

— Harriet Martineau

Democracy disciplined and enlightened is the finest thing in the world. A democracy prejudiced, ignorant, superstitious, will land itself in chaos and may be…

— Mahatma Gandhi

A society which is liberal democratic cannot have public policy determined upon the basis of who has got the loudest voice - or who…

— Charles Kennedy

Nothing builds authority up like silence, splendor of the strong and shelter of the weak.

— Charles de Gaulle

“And so, when the chips are down, I must say, though not without a sense of repugnance, that if you wish to show your…

— Dag Solstad