Quotes About Authority

I know of no one who would be a good High Commissioner of Palestine except God.

Others think it the responsibility of scientists to coerce the rest of society, because they have the power that derives from special knowledge.

Era um desses instrumentos de bom tamanho, que seus proprietários governam melhor do que aqueles pesadões e excessivos.

Grumbach adds, "John Money is a major figure, and what he says gets handed down and accepted as gospel by some

Names did have a power, if they were used in the right way.

But no one on either side ever forgot that the law was white. Justice might be blind, but the law wasn't. Justice was aspirational, but the law was actual. The law was real. It had uniforms, and weapons. It smelt of sweat and tobacco. It drove a big car with a star on the door. White people had justice. Black folks had the law.

When I'm king", said Angel, "I'll outlaw golf.

there were a lot of people out there who had no right to be carrying even a sharpened pencil, never mind a loaded weapon.

Sacred cows don't tip easily.

Justice Scalia in Smith, citing Reynolds: If the law's authority were to vary based on the diverse moral and religious commitments of citizens, then all persons could become a law unto themselves.

As philosophy professor Dale Miller asks, "if the business owner is willing to accept less responsibility for her decisions, then why should she expect as much freedom in making them?

Now you address me," the kingfisher said. " 'O Bird!' you say, and make your request." "O Bird!" August said, opening his hands imploringly, "Tell me this: Is it okay if we have a gas station in Meadowbrook, and sell Ford cars?" "Certainly." "What?" "Certainly!

She is only a woman, the mistress of half an island, and yet she makes herself feared by Spain, by France, by the Empire, by all!" (Pope Sixtus V referring to Elizabeth I).

The issue which has swept down the centuries and which will have to be fought sooner or later is the people versus the banks.

Their revolvers are drawn, but they won't fire. They're just here as backdrop. The fire department is here too, as are the ETMs, but there isn't much they can do either. They know the rules. This is clearly out of their scope, and these guys are out of their league. They're basically here for crowd control. Besides, have you ever seen an ETM jump into a pool of acid to rescue two costumed teenagers? Do you even know what those guys get paid?

His rough tongue is a sign of a president who is dismantling the traditional presidency.

An earlier image in which Theoklia and Paul were equally authoritative apostolic figures has been replaced by one in which the male is apostolic and authoritative and the female is blinded and silenced.

Christians must have understood, then, that to proclaim Jesus as Son of God was deliberately denying Caesar his highest title and that to announce Jesus as Lord and Savior was calculated treason.

Thou art slave to fate, chance, kings, and desperate men.

They have clubbed us off the streets they are stronger they are rich they hire and fire the politicians the newspapereditors the old judges the small men with reputations the collegepresidents the wardheelers (listen businessmen collegepresidents judges America will not forget her betrayers) they hire the men with guns the uniforms the policecars the patrolwagons all right you have won you will kill the brave men our friends tonight (author's punctuation)

What all your sex desire is Sovereignty

When fate summons, monarchs must obey.

With ravish'd earsThe monarch hears;Assumes the god,Affects to nod,And seems to shake the spheres.

War is the trade of Kings.