Quotes About Authority

Satan has no power over us except as we give it to him. God never forces us to do right, and Satan has no power to force us to do wrong.

The virtue of democracy is that is has placed limits on the absoluteness of power.

Ipsa scientia potestas est. (Knowledge itself is power.)

Great is the power, great is the authority of a senate that is unanimous in its opinions.

You cannot exercise much power without gratitude; for it is gratitude that keeps you connected with Power.

The fabric of American empire ought to rest on the solid basis of THE CONSENT OF THE PEOPLE. The streams of national power ought to flow from that pure, original fountain of all legitimate authority.

As I came to power peacefully, so shall I keep it.

The difference between punishment and discipline is a powerful child.

No one man should have all that power.

I believe the old boys' network is a powerful one. No one gives up power and privilege willingly, do they?

Independently of its misdeeds, the mere power, - the bare existence of such a power, - is a thing irreconcilable with the nature and spirit of our institutions.

It is not the source but the limitation of power which prevents it from being arbitrary.

While a truncheon may be used in lieu of conversation, words will always retain their power.

The press is not only free, it is powerful. That power is ours. It is the proudest that man can enjoy.

No matter who you vote for, the government stays in power

The law on the side of freedom is of great advantage only when there is power to make that law respected.

A magistrate is not a father; he must be just and severe. Only tyrants are fathers.

Nothing is more arrogant than the weakness which feels itself supported by power.

Faith is the power to stand up to the madness and chaos of the physical world, while holding the position that nothing external has any authority over what heaven has in mind for you.

We should keep silent about those in power; to speak well of them almost implies flattery; to speak ill of them while they are alive is dangerous, and when they are dead is cowardly.

Law in the United States is at once a powerful medium and a medium for power.

I have plumbed the depth of human cowardice and I realized that there is only one way to be right, and that is to be in power.

Still less let it be proposed that our properties within our own territories shall be taxed or regulated by any power on earth but our own.

When it comes to power, outshining the master is perhaps the worst mistake of all.