Quotes About Authority

Obedience liberates me from the tiny world of the ego.

Captain Bainbridge remarked, his resolve firm, "I hope I shall never again be sent to Algiers with tribute, unless I am authorized to deliver it from the mouth of our cannon.

break with the Crown, even though he seemed to consider himself middle of the road on the issue. His stances and politicking gradually got the better of him and again landed him in hot water with the local authorities more

Self aggrandizement is the most worthy and agreeable of sovereigns' occupations," the king wrote to the Marquis de Villars in 1688.7

All the authority of the universe has been given to me.h 19Now go in my authorityi and make disciples of all nations,

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Parents who are afraid to put their foot down usually have children who step on their toes.' – Chinese proverb

It is almost safe to say that no government is likely to be overthrown until it loses the ability to make adequate use of its military.

The human and fallible should not arrogate a power with which the divine and perfect alone can be safely entrusted.

George Washington rewrote the presidential addresses crafted for him by others so as to omit all references to Jesus Christ.

The perfect bureaucrat everywhere is the man who manages to make no decisions and escape all responsibility.

But that was not the Royal Way; the King's servants didn't have to stoop.

Scripture tells us to submit to governing authorities. That's a valid command—most of the time. However, when we fear God, there comes a time when we must resist human government and yield to a higher authority. Government is given to protect the good and to punish the bad (see Romans 13:3). When government protects the bad and punishes the good, then our submission to legal authority may have to end. This becomes the source of persecution for righteousness' sake.

The Lord said to Moses, "See, I have made you like God to Pharaoh." —Exodus 7:1 Jesus gives us the same privilege God gave to Moses—to speak for Him to a hostile world.

It's better to obey God rather than men.

Language exerts hidden power, like a moon on the tides.

It is better that we make our own history than be governed by the dead--William O. Douglas

It's always better for a ruler to determine who eats than it is to have a larger pie from which the people can feed themselves.

This is the essential lesson of politics: in the end ruling is the objective, not ruling well.

For autocrats, money spent on people—like infants and little children—who are years away from contributing to the economy is money wasted. Resources should instead be focused on those who help the ruler stay in power now, not those who might be valuable in the distant future.

There's nothing better than a rigged election, so long as you're the one rigging it.

No fool stays in power for years on end when there are so many generals, sons, and wives waiting in the wings to launch a coup.

Good, bad, I'm the guy with the gun.

Be brave, be orderly, and if any man or woman stand in your way, blow them to hell with a chunk of cold lead." The sheriff then led the posse into town and the fun began.