Authority Quote by Thomas Jefferson

Freedom under law is hard work. If rulers cannot be trusted with arbitrary power, it is up to citizens to raise their voices at…

— Anthony Lewis

Our rights come from God - not man, not a monarch, not a government.

— Robert Hurt

The source of the government's authority is “the consent of the governed.” This means that the government is not the ruler, but the servant…

— Ayn Rand

We set up government by consent of the governed, and the Bill of Rights denies those in power any legal opportunity to coerce that…

— Robert H. Jackson

The only legitimate right to govern is an express grant of power from the governed.

— William Henry Harrison

“Our natural rights come from an authority beyond the petty rule of man.”

— Bryant McGill

There is an inherent tendency in all governmental power to recognize no restraints on its operation and to extend the sphere of its dominion…

— Ludwig von Mises

Rights are in the power of the people.

— Ken Starr

In speaking of natural rights, therefore, it is essential to remember that these alleged rights have no political force whatsoever, unless recognized and enforced…

— Charles Edward Merriam

Every State has a natural right in cases not within the compact (casus non faederis) to nullify of their own authority all assumptions of…

— Thomas Jefferson

We have rights,rights of freedom

— Anonymous

All authority belongs to the people.

— Thomas Jefferson