Quotes About Authority

all of them are ideologues, and the ideology is, quite simply put, global domination by a self-appointed elite.

He may be president, but he still comes home and swipes my socks.

course, the dis tinction between the divine potestas auctoritatis and the theandric potestas excellentiae must always be kept in mind. The former is incommunicable, while the latter may, to a certain limited extent, be bestowed upon crea tures. 31

tity of her priesthood; 20 but she has never condi tioned the validity of a Sacrament on the moral worthiness of the minister. Her early teaching on the subject is clearly apparent from the writ ings of St. Optatus of Mileve and St. Augustine against the Donatists.

declares: "If anyone saith that in min isters, when they effect and confer the Sacra ments, there is not required the intention at least of doing what the Church does, let him be ana thema/

We should like to have some towering geniuses, to reveal us to ourselves in color and fire, but of course they would have to fit into the pattern of our society and be able to take orders from sound administrative types.

what we are looking for is the appearance of political units persisting in time and fixed in space, the development of permanent, impersonal institutions, agreement on the need for authority which can give final judgments and acceptance of the idea that this authority should receive the basic loyalty of its subjects.

But the policeman radiates the calm and ease of a traffic light;

Sometimes the district captain swung his cane slightly; it hinted at an exuberance that knows where to stop.

Orders mostly became "institutional vacuities

power is the ability to influence the behavior of others to get the outcomes one wants.

Then Bramblestar spoke, his voice quiet, but full of menace. "I am your leader. My word is the code.

shouldn't even be going inside—it's for medicine cats and Clan leaders only

Whitestorm's words reminded Fireheart that, even if he did not yet have Tigerclaw's confident authority, he would never betray his Clan as Tigerclaw had done.

Well, you would say that, Firestar," Onestar blustered.

If I am the leader of my Clan, and my word is law, why should I concern myself with what my Clanmates think? My duty is to lead them; theirs is to follow.

The clamor grew louder and louder until Jayfeather stood up, lashing his tail. "For StarClan's sake, shut up and listen!" he snapped.

This is what power feels like.

I wish I had the power to shut that furball up once and for all!

There's so much I have to do to take over the Clan

Yes, O great Clan leader.

I can do more than make you leader. I can give you everything you've ever dreamed of," she went on. "Power over your Clanmates. Power over all the Clans.

Call yourself a leader? he asked himself savagely.

Yes, Darkstripe," Firepaw mewed, dipping his head submissively. He turned and muttered "Dirtstripe!" under his breath