Authority Quotes

I mean to live my life an obedient man, but obedient to God, subservient to the wisdom of my ancestors; never to the authority of political truths arrived at yesterday at the voting booth.

The being cannot be termed rational or virtuous, who obeys any authority, but that of reason.

Act in such a way that your humility may not be weakness, nor your authority be severity. Justice must be accompanied by humility, that humility may render justice lovable.

When we oppose God's delegated authority, we oppose God Himself.

Authority: The skill of getting people to willingly do your will, because of your personal influence.

The Scriptures obtain full authority among believers only when men regard them as having sprung from heaven, as if there the living words of God were heard.

You can't stop a teacher when they want to do something. They just do it.

Freedom is not possible without authority - otherwise it would turn into chaos and authority is not possible without freedom - otherwise it would turn into tyranny.

Obedience is the psychological mechanism that links individual action to political purpose. It is the dispositional cement that binds men to systems of authority.

It's true that most people find it far more comfortable to trust an authority than to have their faith questioned.

We must always keep in mind all legitimate authority is from God, and is given for protection, provision, and peace.

You are your own highest authority. Do not place your source of authority outside of you. Go within to see if the truth you've found is in harmony with the truth you find in your heart.

God only promises to bless the nation that recognizes His authority.

To punish me for my contempt for authority, fate made me an authority myself.

Civilization means, above all, an unwillingness to inflict unnecessary pain ... those of us who heedlessly accept the commands of authority cannot yet claim to be civilized men.

Authority is just and faithful in all matters of promise-keeping; it is also considerate, and that is why a good mother is the best home-ruler.

Peace is not the absence of conflict it is authority over chaos.

Punishment may make us obey the orders we are given, but at best it will only teach an obedience to authority, not a self-control which enhances our self-respect.

Authority, without any condition and reservation, belongs to the nation.

Limitation is essential to authority. A government is legitimate only if it is effectively limited.

The only authority I respect is the one that causes butterflies to fly south in fall and north in springtime.

Our National Motto - 'In God We Trust' - was not chosen lightly. It reflects a basic recognition that there is a divine authority in the universe to which this nation owes homage.

Modern intelligence won't accept anything on authority. But it will accept anything without authority.

If a murder is committed privately it is considered a crime. But if it happens with the authority of the state, they call it courage.

By ensuring that no one in government has too much power, the Constitution helps protect ordinary Americans every day against abuse of power by those in authority.

Relationships are negotiated and if you deal with ultimatums and authority all the time, then you're not going to get anywhere.

While the authority of the doctor or plumber is never questioned, everyone deems himself a good judge and an adequate arbiter of what a work of art should be and how it should be done.

Bullies thrive wherever authority is weak

If you see someone taking responsibility, give that person authority. If you see someone looking for authority, watch out!

Put on the new man by renewing your mind with God's Word and submitting your body to the authority of that Word.

Part of the reason images of women in positions of authority are marked by their gender is that the very notion of authority is associated with maleness.

Whoever in debate quotes authority uses not intellect, but memory.

No moral system can rest solely on authority.

Moral authority has been laid to rest, world opinion is no more than a game show and the difference between good and evil is about as relevant as changing channels.

The feelings of another person should never be imposed upon us as a law.

In revolutions authority remains with the greatest scoundrels.

For Aboriginal leaders, the social and moral obligation that comes with community leadership is life-long. Those who lead, who have authority, must care for and look after those who come behind.

I believe in a lively disrespect for most forms of authority.

When justices seize authority from the other branches of the federal government, as well as state and local governments, under the rubric of judicial review, that’s tyranny.

Architecture and war are not incompatible. Architecture is war. War is architecture. I am at war with my time, with history, with all authority that resides in fixed and frightened forms.

The only people I have ever seen paint successfully, consistently, with great authority, unselfconsciously and without fear of failing were about four years old.

When religion speaks only in the name of authority rather than with the voice of compassion, its message becomes meaningless.

I'll be on my third honeymoon, so I'm more of an authority than I care to be.

The Son of Man has authority over whatever has you paralyzed. Get up and walk.

The discipline in your life should be one determined by your own desires and your own needs, not put upon you by society or authority.

God has given me authority in heaven and on earth, but my writ does not extend to hell. You will just have to put up with it.

Where riches hold the dominion of the heart, God has lost His authority.

Dissent... is a right essential to any concept of the dignity and freedom of the individual; it is essential to the search for truth in a world wherein no authority is infallible.

I do not believe in immortality of the individual, and I consider ethics to be an exclusively human concern with no superhuman authority behind it.

Authority that is not confirmed by true reason seems weak. Whereas true reason does not need to be confirmed by any authority.