Quotes About Authority

People are always teaching us democracy but the people who teach us democracy don't want to learn it themselves.

One who wants to wear the crown, bears the crown.

Some people become cops because they want to make the world a better place. Some people become vandals because they want to make the world a better looking place.

Freedom of speech is a two way street, man. You have the right to say whatever you want and the Boss has a right to tell the police to arrest you.

There are people in government who don't want other people to know what they know. It's just another example of elitism. And I spit on elitism. Show me an elitist, and I'll show you a loser.

Cruelty impresses, people want to be afraid of something. They want someone to whom they can submit with a shudder, the masses need that. They need something to dreed.

The left takes its vision seriously - more seriously than it takes the rights of other people. They want to be our shepherds. But that requires us to be sheep.

Most people want security in this world, not liberty.

Information is power. But like all power, there are those who want to keep it for themselves.

When you own something, you can call it what you want.

I don't care if you want to hunt, I don't care if you think it's your right. I say, sorry, you are not allowed to own a gun, and if you do own a gun I think you should go to prison.

Why in the world do the insurance companies get to be the boss of birth? That's what I want to know.

Our job is to give people not what they want, but what we decide they ought to have.

She obeys me, but only because she wants to. It's the only justification for obedience, Ged observed.

I don't give a damn what the fans think cause, quite frankly, I know what the fans want better than they do.

The fear tactic is a tactic that's used by people who want to maintain control, and it's very effective.

God has a right to interrupt your life. He is Lord. When you accepted Him as Lord, you gave Him the right to help Himself to your life anytime He wants.

I'm quite modest. I don't want to tell people I'm a leader.

The difficulty with businessmen entering politics, after they've had a successful business career, is that they want to start at the top.

God save us from the people who want to do what's best for us.

The reason I don't want anyone to control me is not because I want to be in control. I don't want anyone to control me because I don't want anyone to control anyone.

It's important to realize that whenever you give power to politicians or bureaucrats, it will be used for what they want, not for what you want.

We're breaking protocol here. That's the good thing about being President - I can do whatever I want.

If people think I'm angry, I don't want to burst anybody's bubble. I like sometimes for people to be afraid of me. But it's not really anger; it's discipline.