Quotes About Authority

What is the government? Nothing, unless supported by opinion.

There are so many laws that no one is safe from hanging.

Orders and decorations are necessary in order to dazzle the people.

Religion is excellent stuff for keeping common people quiet.

You don't govern men who don't have religion, you shoot them.

A general must be a charlatan.

A great reserve and severity of manners are necessary for the command of those who are older than ourselves.

What is a throne? — a bit of wood gilded and covered in velvet. I am the state— I alone am here the representative of the people. Even if I had done wrong you should not have reproached me in public—people wash their dirty linen at home. France has more need of me than I of France.

The man fitted for affairs and authority never considers individuals, but things and their consequences.

Power is founded upon opinion.

Most of us were "socialized" by well-meaning teachers, coaches, and other authority figures who encouraged us to find our place in the world and comfortably fit in rather than build the self-confidence that would help us stand out.

The earliest record of Adventist history is in Genesis 1. The supremacy and authority of Jesus is evident even in the Creation story.

Yeah, sis, but you can't punch a teacher." "I respectfully disagree with your hypothesis, but will test it for you anyway," she said loftily.

In the king's bed is always found, just before it becomes a museum piece, the droppings of the black sheep.

Strong combat leadership is never by committee. Platoon commanders must command, and command in battle isn't based on consensus. It's based on consent. Any leader wields only as much authority and influence as is conferred by the consent of those he leads. The Marines allowed me to be their commander, and they could revoke their permission at any time.

How swiftly fate can make or unmake kings.

There was a saying on the island: "[I]t is a pity to spoil a good mate by making him a master.

The Lord's Prayer is 66 words, the Gettysburg Address is 286 words, there are 1,322 words in the Declaration of Independance, but the government regulations on the sale of cabbage total 26,911 words.

In the economy of Heaven, God does not send thunder if a still, small voice is enough, or a prophet if a priest can do the job.

The greater the power and extent of the state, the more room there is for corruption.

So that means about twelve billion people dead. And the remaining six billion ruled by a government that would even like to control their thoughts.

He wasn't sure which he hated most, the oppressive government of this world or the mindless, ever-breeding swarm it governed.

when the revolutionary cries that he is fighting for "freedom," be sure to go running away from him just as fast as you can, for you can be damned certain he's fighting for the freedom to tell you what to do. ANTARES

technology is merely a tool and any blame always rests squarely on the one wielding that tool. Saul