Quotes About Authority

The only people who attain power are those who crave it.

The laws of nature are the laws of God, whose authority can be superseded by no power on earth.

I believe I am the highest power, absolutely.

[It is a basic principle of a tyrant] to unarm his people of weapons, money and all means whereby they resist his power.

In Islam, the legislative power and competence to establish laws belong exclusively to God Almighty.

With the tools of democracy, democracy was murdered and lawlessness made "legal." Raw power ruled, and its only real goal was to destroy all other powers besides itself.

Whether it comes from a despotic sovereign or an elected president, from a murderous general or a beloved leader, I see power as an inhuman and hateful phenomenon.

Everyone has power. But it doesn't help if you don't use it.

Measure a person by what they do with power.

No medieval monarch in the whole of British history ever had such power as every modern British Prime Minister has in his or her hands. Nor does any American President have power approaching this

In some departments of our daily life, in which we imagine ourselves free agents, we are ruled by dictators exercising great power.

Maintain a sense of humor. People who take themselves too seriously are power-crazy. If they win it will be haircuts for all. Beware of power freaks.

American power worldwide is at its historic zenith.

One of the tremendous evils of the world, is the monstrous accumulation of power in a few hands.

Negotiations are a euphemism for capitulation if the shadow of power is not cast across the bargaining table.

MINISTER, n. An agent of a higher power with a lower responsibility. In diplomacy, an officer sent into a foreign country as the visible embodiment of his sovereign's hostility.

Let us never forget that government is ourselves and not an alien power over us.

The essence of politics is to direct oneself to the group which wields power

Some think that they will exercise power for the general good, but that is what all those with power have believed. Power is evil in itself, regardless of who exercises it.

John Wayne represents more force, more power, than anybody else on the screen.

The legislative department is everywhere extending the sphere of its activity and drawing all power into its impetuous vortex.

Leadership is not about control but service. Its not about power but empowerment

The only protection against INJUSTICE in man is POWER?Physical, financial and scientific.

This is a mournful discovery. 1)Those who agree with you are insane 2)Those who do not agree with you are in power.