Quotes About Authority

The power to tax is not the power to destroy while this Court sits.

Together they owned the large, flamboyant Doctor Beltado. They might ignore him, they might even despise him, but no one else was going to get him.

Of course, with the arrival of both Washington and General Lincoln, La Fayette had lost his command and was again the leader of a mere division

Leadership is intangible, and therefore no weapon ever designed can replace it.

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.

I didn't want to kill a man. I'm not capable of killing a man. I wanted to kill a tyrant.

Power gravitates to the man who knows how.

To the less privileged it was this arbitrariness that made the regime's power feel so oppressive. There were no clear principles or regulations which enabled the individual to challenge authority or the state.

Until you accept responsibility for your life, someone else runs your life.

Absolute power doesn't corrupt, but rather, reveals character.

Free society's organize around the "invisible hand" while Force society's organize around the State's "visible fist.

Don't confuse one leader's bluster for muster or another leader's meekness for weakness.

Power in society is achieved through control of the purse, pen, and politics.

Access to unlimited funds by a government, not surprisingly, leads to an unlimited government.

If the power to tax is the power to destroy then the power to profit is the power to create.

True leaders apply law and grace, for those who only apply only law have little influence and those who apply only grace do not influence properly.

Do not mistake a leader's meekness for weakness.

The kingdom of God is an order of government established by divine authority. It is the only legal government that can exist in any part of the universe.

God is the King. In him exists all legal authority.

Noah and his family were the only loyal and obedient subjects to the legal power: they alone were saved.

Money only buys the illusion of power. Real power is in the force of will will strong enough that others bend to it for its own sake, and follow it willingly. Power that is won through deception will evaporate under the hot light of truth.

You aren't the kind of guy who takes the law into his own hands. You left the law in other hands and it screwed you over pretty badly.

A policeman's job is only easy in a police state.

Did you ever stop to think why cops are always famous for being dumb? Simple. Because they don't have to be anything else.