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Quotes About Authority

It's not a weapon, [governments] don't kill, they don't conduct massacres, although massacres have been committed and many people were killed, but they stifle religion, they're afraid probably.
~ Elie Wiesel
When kings interfere in matters of religion, they enslave instead of protecting it.
~ Francois Fenelon
A pastor without anointing is just a religious professor
~ Steven Chuks Nwaokeke
On a day when secrets shall be outThe man shall have no power nor any helper.
~ Various
We are our own gods.
~ Zeena Schreck
The book-learned preacher who carries the badge of authority, is by no means religious.
~ Abhijit Naskar
The voice of the people is the voice of God. (Vox populi vox dei.)
~ Latin proverb
I am a religious man! The only thing is, that in my religion, I am the God!
~ Tunk
If people think honoring pastors means doing everything they say, why don't they honor Jesus the same way?
~ D.R. Silva
God is Love but He also is the Lawgiver
~ Habeeb Akande
Religion to me almost like when God leaves – and people devise a set of rules to fill in the space.
~ Bono
The Word of GOD is Superior to the inferior words of men and the words of every false prophet and the teachings of every false religion.
~ Errol Anthony Smythe.
It's not like the Middle Ages, when you had the Church and the aristocracy keeping everything nice and stagnant.
~ Kevin Hearne, Hexed
The white folks like for us to be religious, then they can do what they want to with us.
~ Richard Wright, Native Son
Thou shalt not think that thou be a leader, merely because thee be having more than 0 followers.
~ Mokokoma Mokhonoana
most people don't understand what process can do or can't do, chattr it's one of many way to show whoever you're root. Boss still boss and God still God.
~ creatorbe
Fortunately or unfortunately, the greatest authority on matters of life is life itself.
~ Raheel Farooq
The best political weapon is the weapon of terror. Cruelty commands respect. Men may hate us. But, we don't ask for their love; only for their fear.
~ Heinrich Himmler
Respect for leaders by followers can't be mandated; it must be earned. It has to be given to leaders by their followers.
~ Colin Powell
The law has no claim to human respect. It has no civilizing mission; its only purpose is to protect exploitation.
~ Peter Kropotkin
I don't care if they respect me so long as they fear me.
~ Caligula
A child who has been taught to respect the laws of God will have little difficulty respecting the laws of men.
~ J. Edgar Hoover
I had the greatest respect for the authorities of my day--until I studied things for myself, and came to my own conclusions.
~ Sigmund Freud
People respect power, and it comes in many forms, Krav Maga is power, and people will respect you for knowing it
~ Imi Lichtenfeld