Quotes about Authority

the present period, that some of its noisiest authorities insisted on its being received, for good or for evil, in the superlative degree of comparison only. There were a king with a large jaw and a queen with a plain face, on the

great men are urged on to the abuse of power (when they need urging, which is not often), by their flatterers and dependents,

in short, the period was so far like the present period, that some of its noisiest authorities insisted

plain face, on the throne of England; there were a king with a large jaw and a queen with a fair face, on the throne of France. In both countries it was clearer than crystal to the lords

throne of England; there were a king with a large jaw and a queen with a fair face, on the throne of France. In both countries it was

The several duties of instruction in this establishment were thus discharged. English grammar, composition, geography, and the use of the dumb-bells, by Miss Melissa Wackles; writing, arithmetic, dancing, music, and general fascination, by Miss Sophia Wackles; the art of needle-work, marking, and samplery, by Miss Jane Wackles; corporal punishment, fasting, and other tortures and terrors, by Mrs Wackles.

No man is above the law and no man is below it; nor do we ask any man's permission when we require him to obey it... Obedience to the law is demanded as a right, not asked as a favor.

The devil's aversion to holy water is a light matter compared with a despot's dread of a newspaper that laughs.

In a word, as a man is said to have a right to his property, he may be equally said to have a property in his rights.

Laws, enforced by the sword, control behavior but cannot change hearts.

If Men were angels, no government would be necessary. If angels were to govern men, neither external nor internal controls on government would be necessary. In framing a government which is to be administered by men over men, the great difficulty lies in this: you must first enable the government to control the governed; and the next place, oblige it to control itself.

You must first enable the government to control the governed; and in the next place, oblige it to control itself.