Authority Quote by Rick Perlstein

In many countries, the authority of the state is weak and openly defied by militias and terrorist groups. In others, state forces themselves act…

— David Lidington

The greatest threat to the state is not faction but distraction

— Aristotle

State authority can never be an end in itself; for, if that were so, any kind of tyranny would be inviolable and sacred. If…

— Adolf Hitler

Ours is a government elected by the people and it will not succumb to threats.

— Nawaz Sharif

A government is the most dangerous threat to man's rights: it holds a legal monopoly on the use of physical force against legally disarmed…

— Ayn Rand

A government is the most dangerous threat to man

— Ayn Rand

In today's interdependent world, a threat to one becomes a menace to all. And no state can defeat these challenges and threats alone.

— Michelle Bachelet

Unless the Security Council is restored to its pre-eminent position as the sole source of legitimacy on the use of force, we are on…

— Kofi Annan

The state is in danger of falling into disrepute due to the evidence of its inadequate resources.

— Jurgen Habermas

Safety from external danger is the most powerful director of national conduct. Even the ardent love of liberty will, after a time, give way…

— Alexander Hamilton

All nonstate threats to life, liberty, and property appear to be relatively petty and therefore can be dealt with. Only states can pose truly…

— Robert Higgs

The weapon of the Republic is terror, and virtue is its strength

— Georg Buchner