Quotes about Authority

The most basic duty of government is to defend the lives of its own citizens. Any government that fails to do so is a government unworthy to lead.

What is striking is how the reputation of the monarchy has gone up and down in my lifetime.

Time and trouble will tame an advanced young woman. But an advanced old woman is uncontrollable by any force.

Most of what we call management consists of making it difficult for people to get their work done.

Respect for human rights is not social work; it is not merely an act of compassion. It is the first obligation of government and the source of its legitimacy.

I would rather obey than work miracles.

The last resort of kings, the cannonball. The last resort of the people, the paving stone.

God empowered him; and my father, when he stood to preach, he wasn't preaching his message, he was preaching God's message.

If an injustice requires you to be the agent of injustice to another, then, I say, break the law. Let your life be a counter-friction to stop the government machine.

Like most parents, Gloria and I had to deal with the problems of rebellion in our children. We realized that it had to be stopped quickly before it developed into a serious situation.

I could never give up athletics. Running is what I will always do. Even if, maybe, the authorities could have stopped me from running in 2009, they could not have stopped me in the fields. I would have carried on with my running; it doesn't matter. When I run I feel free, my mind is free.

We need a Federal government that does what the government needs to do and stops doing what the government ought not to be doing.