Quotes About Authority

My story is a perfect example of how, early in our lives, we follow the rules set down by those who come before us—often without questioning why these rules are in place. However, when we observe our circumstances, we may find that the rules keep the current ruler in power—not for the good of the whole, but for the good of the one or the few.

We swore an oath of fealty to the Earl. So we obey every order without question. But our feelings are our own. We want to understand.

And you over there, the one always straying from the rules…we will come for you soon. (heart) You know…you can't live here anymore, don't you? (heart)

Tyki (hereafter Ty") : I'm Tyki, friend of young boys and the idol of the Noah. (baffled) Hey, what's the deal with this script?! W: You were dragging your feet, so the Millennium Earl wrote it for you.

You know, for someone who holds a position of legal authority as high as yours, you sure do like to throw away the rule book sometimes." "Knowing the rules is one thing. Following them blindly all the time is something else again.

Like the servants, we, his children, were beneath him, and so we were left oftentimes standing with his lies in our hands like baffling presents, not knowing what we were to do with this collection of things, his words, whether they should be used or displayed or hidden like a broken toy in a corner of the nursery armoire." -- Emma Garnet on describing her father, page 2

Berhentilah memanfaatkan situasi yang menguntungkan hanya supaya kau bisa memaksakan pendapatmu" -Detektif Kusanagi

The worse the leaders are, the more afraid they are of an armed populace

a God-centered view of truth demands that we affirm that all truth is God's truth. That which is true is true because God said it, created it, or decreed it.

Find a good teacher, as I found for my sons. I feel the worst thing you can do is to try and teach your own children yourself, because there is a natural rebellion that occurs.

They are also the celebrities and experts whose word is gospel. It's imperative that you identify those people and get your

She's a librarian, Sim said. They're not teachers; don't give you half as much hassle. If there's a fire in the school and I've got to choose who I'm gonna save - a teacher or a librarian - the teacher's gonna burn every time. (p. 24)

Look at a coin from your pocket. On one side is "heads" - the symbol of the political authority which minted the coin; on the other side is "tails" - the precise specification of the amount the coin is worth as payment in exchange. One side reminds us that states underwrite currencies and the money is originally a relation between persons in society, a token perhaps. The other reveals the coin as a thing, capable of entering into definite relations with other things.

As for leadership, I am the kind who leads reluctantly and more by example than anything else. Someone had to be on the incorporation papers as president.

Laughter is a whip that keeps us in line. It's horrible to be laughed at against your will. Either you suppress unwelcome laughter or you start controlling it.

The prisoner, impersonating a peer of the Lily and an officer of an ancient and honored Corps, had flaunted the law of Northroyal and the authority of the Emperor

No Government has the moral authority to dismantle the universally understood meaning of marriage.

I don't trust doctors. It's not to say there ain't some good ones, but on a general level, no, I wouldn't trust 'em at all.

I don't have a problem with drugs, I have a problem with policemen.

It's not about danger, it's about control. Keep people scared and stupid and you can make them do anything you want.

I've always been about less government.

They are amazing kids so we let them make decisions but also have discipline.

If people behaved like governments, you'd call the cops.

Saddle your horse before sassin' the boss.