Quotes About Authority

That's our right," Dr. Gaul countered. "No, it isn't! I don't care what you say. You've no right to starve people, to punish them for no reason. No right to take away their life and freedom. Those are things everyone is born with, and they're not yours for the taking. Winning a war doesn't give you that right. Having more weapons doesn't give you that right.

That's our right," Dr. Gaul countered. "No, it isn't! I don't care what you say. You've no right to starve people, to punish them for no reason. No right to take away their life and freedom. These are things everyone is born with, and they're not yours for the taking. Winning a war doesn't give you the right., having more weapons' doesn't give you that right. Being from the capital doesn't give you that right. Nothing does.

However much President Snow may hate me, this Capitol audience is mine.

Win and rain might wash away the blood stains but Capitol hands would not.

sorry about my father — but I don't run Panem.

If we declare our freedom the Capitol collapses.

If history teaches you anything, it's how to make the unwilling comply.

But, even if there aren't, there's no Capital. And that's the main thing for me, isn't it? Not this district or that. Not student or Peacekeeper. It's living in a place where they can't control my life.

And the law required enforcement, and that was where control came in. Without the control to enforce the contract, chaos reigned. The power that controlled needed to be greater than the people – otherwise they would challenge it.

Stone conquers people every time.

Un par de agentes de la paz arrastran al anciano que silbó hasta la parte superior de los escalones, lo obligan a ponerse de rodillas delante de la multitud y le meten un balazo en la cabeza.

See, this is why no one lets you make the plans,

My refusal to play the Games on the Capitol's terms is to be my last act of rebellion. So

Look how we take your children and sacrifice them and there's nothing you can do.

but I don't run Panem.

I do not take orders from you, Overlander. Let us be clear on this from the start.

law of District Thirteen. As would her own. Thank you." In other words, I step out of line and we're all dead.

The Head Peacekeeper comes back with more instructions for the population. It seems that this evening there was an unfortunate incident where a crowd beat to death a young man who resembled Peeta. Henceforth, all rebel sightings are to be reported immediately to authorities, who will deal with the identification and arrest of the suspect. They show a photo of the victim. Apart from some obviously bleached curls, he looks about as much like Peeta as I do. "People

I could be shot on a daily basis for hunting, but the appetite of those in charge protect me.

believe me when I say that if it released its grip on the districts for even a short time, the entire system would collapse.

Remember, we specifically asked you to leave your hair alone.

My father could have made good money selling them, but if the officials found out he would have been publicly executed for inciting a rebellion.

I'll authorize them to surgically implant this transmitter into your ear so that I may speak to you twenty-four hours a day." Haymitch in my head full-time. Horrifying. "I'll keep the earpiece in," I mutter.

We know how to be hungry, but not how to be told how to handle what provisions we have. In some ways, District 13 is even more controlling than the Capitol.