Quotes About Authority

Nothing could be more gracefully majestic than his step and manner, had they not been marked by a predominant air of haughtiness, easily acquired by the exercise of unresisted authority.

But I would have vengeance to fall on the head, not on the hand; on the tyrannical and oppressive government which designed and directed these premeditated and reiterated insults, not on the tools of office which they employed in the execution of the injuries they designed you.

It was a reign of minority, when the strongest had the best right, and when acts of usurpation were frequent amongst those who had much power and little conscience.

No drone shall feed on my honeycomb.

God's commands are arbitrary if He has no reason to command one act rather than another; but, if He does have reasons for His commands, then His reasons rather than His commands are what make acts immoral.

The American people are free to do exactly what they are told.

Managers who want to expand their domain at the expense of owners might better consider a career in government.

The strongest feelings I have about printing always return to three simple concepts: the sculptural nature of type, the inevitableness of its arrangement on the page, and the authority of its impression.

The two most dangerous things in the world are rich people and crazy people. The Roanokes are rich like pharoahs and crazier'n a snake-fucking baby.

Bat stood in the open door and said I am a crime scene unit detective from the New York City Police Department, you heinous fucking mongoloid, and there is nothing I cannot do.

The police were in no mood for a lesson on constitutional law from a Sudanese refugee.

The soul seeks to retain its authority and move independently, while the spirit strives to possess and master everything for the maintenance of God's authority.

Only those who are subject to authority can be authority.

Authority in the world is being increasingly undermined until at the end all authorities will be overthrown and lawlessness shall rule.

Whenever man touches God's delegated authority he touches God within that person; sinning against delegated authority is sinning against God.

Emotion must go through the cross (Matt. 10.38-39) in order to destroy its fiery nature, with its confusion, and to subject it totally to the spirit. The cross aims to accord the spirit authority to rule over every activity of emotion.

Porque la autoridad de Dios representa a Dios mismo, mientras que su poder representa sus hechos.

If man's soul wills to obey God, it will allow the spirit to rule over the man as ordered by God. The soul, if it chooses, also can suppress the spirit and take some other delight as lord of the man.

Los que somos tan justos según nuestra propia opinión, y sin embargo, tan ciegos, necesitamos tener a lo menos una vez en la vida un encuentro con la autoridad de Dios para que seamos quebrantados hasta la sumisión y comencemos así a aprender la obediencia a su autoridad. Antes de que un hombre pueda someterse a la autoridad delegada de Dios tiene que conocer primero la autoridad inherente de Dios.

Ofender la autoridad de Dios es una rebelión mucho más grave que la de ofender su santidad. Puesto que el pecado se comete en la esfera de la conducta, se lo perdona con más facilidad que la rebelión, pues ésta es una cuestión de principios. Fue el intento de Satanás de poner su trono sobre el trono de Dios lo que violó la autoridad de Dios; fue el principio de la vanagloria o exaltación propia.

Al servir a Dios no debemos desobedecer a las autoridades, porque el hacerlo es un principio de Satanás.

Let every soul be in subjection to the higher powers: for there is no power but of God; and the powers that be are ordained of God. Therefore he that resisteth the power, withstandeth the ordinance of God: and they that withstand shall receive to themselves judgment.

God in heaven will only bind and loose what His children

Es absolutamente imprescindible que tengamos un encuentro con la autoridad de Dios y que poseamos un conocimiento básico de lo que ella es.