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Quotes About Authority

the present period, that some of its noisiest authorities insisted on its being received, for good or for evil, in the superlative degree of comparison only. There were a king with a large jaw and a queen with a plain face, on the
~ Charles Dickens
we had everything before us, we had nothing before us, we were all going direct to Heaven, we were all going direct the other way—in short, the period was so far like the present period, that some of its noisiest authorities insisted on its being received, for good or for evil, in the superlative degree of comparison only.
~ Charles Dickens
period, that some of its noisiest authorities insisted on its being received, for good or for evil, in the superlative degree of comparison only.
~ Charles Dickens
the throne of England; there were a king with a large jaw and a queen with a fair face, on the throne of France. In both countries it was clearer than crystal to the lords of
~ Charles Dickens
great men are urged on to the abuse of power (when they need urging, which is not often), by their flatterers and dependents,
~ Charles Dickens
some of its noisiest authorities insisted on its being received, for good or for evil, in the superlative degree of comparison only. There were a king with a large jaw and a queen with a plain face, on the throne of England; there were a king with
~ Charles Dickens
in short, the period was so far like the present period, that some of its noisiest authorities insisted
~ Charles Dickens
authorities insisted on its being received, for good or for evil, in the superlative degree of comparison only. There were a king with a large jaw and a queen with a plain face, on the throne of England;
~ Charles Dickens
plain face, on the throne of England; there were a king with a large jaw and a queen with a fair face, on the throne of France. In both countries it was clearer than crystal to the lords
~ Charles Dickens
a plain face, on the throne of England; there were a king with a large jaw and a queen with a fair face, on the throne of France. In both countries it was clearer than crystal to the lords of the State preserves
~ Charles Dickens
Death is Nature's remedy for all things, and why not Legislation's?
~ Charles Dickens
the throne of France. In both countries it was clearer than crystal to the lords of the State preserves of loaves and fishes, that things in general were settled
~ Charles Dickens
were all going direct the other way— in short, the period was so far like the present period, that some of its noisiest authorities insisted on its being received, for good or for evil, in the superlative degree of comparison only.
~ Charles Dickens
crystal to the lords of the State preserves of loaves and fishes, that things in general were settled for ever. It was the year of Our Lord one thousand seven hundred and seventy-five. Spiritual revelations were conceded to
~ Charles Dickens
throne of England; there were a king with a large jaw and a queen with a fair face, on the throne of France. In both countries it was
~ Charles Dickens
The several duties of instruction in this establishment were thus discharged. English grammar, composition, geography, and the use of the dumb-bells, by Miss Melissa Wackles; writing, arithmetic, dancing, music, and general fascination, by Miss Sophia Wackles; the art of needle-work, marking, and samplery, by Miss Jane Wackles; corporal punishment, fasting, and other tortures and terrors, by Mrs Wackles.
~ Charles Dickens
way—in short, the period was so far like the present period, that some of its noisiest authorities insisted on its being received, for good or for evil, in the superlative degree of comparison only.
~ Charles Dickens
Drat that boy," interposed my sister, frowning at me over work, "what a questioner he is. As no questions, and you'll be told no lies.
~ Charles Dickens
Public opinion is stronger than the legislature, and nearly as strong as the ten commandments
~ Charles Dudley Warner
The same collection of cut-throats, crooks, and incompetents are still steering our planet's various ships of state.
~ Charles E. Gannon
That is, we believed, the supreme duty of the parent, who only was permitted to claim in some degree the priestly office and function, since it is his creative and protecting power which alone approaches the solemn function of Deity.
~ Charles Eastman
We're going to raise a lost generation of children unless they are properly disciplined and properly spanked.
~ Charles Eddie Wiseman
There are puppet-masters, but they are systems and ideologies, not people. As
~ Charles Eisenstein
The power to wage war is the power to wage war successfully.
~ Charles Evans Hughes