Quotes About Authority

When we give government the power to make medical decisions for us, we in essence accept that the state owns our bodies.

Today's events are reminiscent of the Old Testament story of how the Israelites demanded a king over God's objection. They believed that a king would give them peace and security. The results proved otherwise.

I don't want to run your life, I don't know how to run your life, I don't have the authority to run your life, and the Constitution doesn't permit me to run your life.

But, no matter how big or small dictators are, they all accept 100 percent the principle that granting government authority to manipulate our lives and control our property is legitimate and morally acceptable.

These manipulations are not evidence that evil is a result of religious beliefs. Instead, they show how evil men usurp the authority of religion to promote war. That this tactic can succeed reflects that too much complacency among people is preventing resistance against the thugs who coopt religion and use it for evil ends.

In addition to Eisenhower identifying the military-industrial complex, we now have the police-industrial complex, the medical-industrial complex, the surveillance-industrial complex, and the media-industrial complex.

A free society acknowledges that authority over education begins with the family. I am not saying that a free society grants that authority. I do not believe that such authority is delegated by society.

Altogether there are about 22 million government busybodies meddling in the lives of Americans.

Giving up on the ancient tradition of trusting in the god-kings for protection and sustenance is the real challenge.

inspiration literally means "God-breathed." Because Scripture is breathed out by God—because it originates from Him—it is true.

"What you've got is everything—and I mean everything—being run by the political arm. It's the reign of the Mayberry Machiavellis."

Life-shaping institutions tend to start with an idea or revelation. They often become mostly about the preservation and expansion of authority, something they relinquish only with the greatest reluctance.

He (Larry Summers) can frame arguments with such force and conviction that people think he knows more than he does.

The person who has a disproportionate need for control, who is too hungry for power, is susceptible to losing sight of the work.

I mean he's a very famous director... they're not going to put their... and he's very tough, he doesn't like interference at all, so he kept them at bay.

Such reclamation would be an arduous process, one that would entail reconnecting with the Bible itself, which evangelicals claim as the basis for their authority. There they will find sobering words about care for the needy, clothing the poor, visiting the prisoners, and welcoming the foreigner as one of their own.

The federal government has taken too much tax money from the people, too much authority from the states, and too much liberty with the Constitution

A government bureau is the nearest thing to eternal life we'll ever see on this earth

No government ever voluntarily reduces itself in size

Man is not free unless government is limited.

Government is like a big baby—an alimentary canal with a big appetite at one end and no responsibility at the other.

One way to make sure crime doesn't pay would be to let the government run it.

The government

I have left orders to be awakened at any time during national emergency, even if I'm in a cabinet meeting.