Quotes About Authority

la dependencia de la coerción es síntoma de un liderazgo inadecuado

Power is the ultimate aphrodisiac.

The illegal we do immediately. The unconstitutional takes a little longer.

In Washington...the appearance of power is therefore almost as important as the reality of it. In fact, the appearance is frequently its essential reality

All government, of course, is against liberty.

History deals mainly with captains and kings, gods and prophets, exploiters and despoilers, not with useful men.

A man's women folk, whatever their outward show of respect for his merit and authority, always regard him secretly as an ass, and with something akin to pity. His most gaudy sayings and doings seldom deceive them they see the actual man within, and know him for a shallow and pathetic fellow. In this fact, perhaps, lies one of the best proofs of feminine intelligence, or, as the common phrase makes it, feminine intuition.

A sound American is simply one who has put out of his mind all doubts and questionings, and who accepts instantly, and as incontrovertible gospel, the whole body of official doctrine of his day, whatever it may be and no matter how often it may change. The instant he challenges it, no matter how timorously and academically, he ceases by that much to be a loyal and creditable citizen of the republic.

School days are the unhappiest in the whole span of human existence. They are full of dull, unintelligible tasks, new and unpleasant ordinances, with brutal violations of common sense and common decency.

The legal system is often a mystery, and we, its priests, preside over rituals baffling to everyday citizens.

being a manager' means not merely assuming a position of authority but also becoming more dependent on others

Knowledge is power, and power is the possession of influence over the minds and actions of others.

Scripture is not only the authoritative guide for the way of salvation, but it furnishes man with an authoritative interpretation of reality as a whole.

It's about time that governments feared the people instead of the other way around.

met a kid who was cuffed to the door handle of a police car outside the gig. He was there early to catch soundcheck and the cop busted him drinking a beer in the parking lot. I hung out with the guy and gave him some water. It was strange to be talking with this guy who was standing in the sun tied to a car. I guess the pig figured he was teaching him a lesson. That taught me plenty.

If you hate your parents, the man or the establishment, don't show them up by getting wasted and wrapping your car around a tree. If you really want to rebel against your parents, out-learn them, outlive them, and know more than they do.

Men in authority will always think that criticism of their policies is dangerous. They will always equate their policies with patriotism, and find criticism subversive.

Though some say youth doth rule me.

People demand freedom only when they have no power.

Besides anarchy, the worst thing in this world is government.

The worst thing in the world next to anarchy, is government.

There is an inherent and absolute authority in all truth, which makes it, in the end, unconquerable and victorious. The truth is mighty, and will prevail. What is founded on error, has rottenness for its corner-stone; and although it may temporarily be upheld by foreign aid, yet, deserted by its supporters, it always finally tumbles to the ground.

Qué sociedad! -A tal sociedad, tal César.[...]

the ears of the prince. His guardianship over