Quotes about Authority

One with the law is a majority.

Obedience alone gives the right to command.

It is much safer to obey than to rule.

There is no right to strike against the public safety by anybody, anywhere, anytime.

The question "Who ought to be boss" is like asking "Who ought to be tenor in the quartet?" Obviously, the man who can sing tenor.

Heaven itself has ordained the right.

God Himself is not secure, having given man dominion over His works.

The authority of those who profess to teach is often a positive hindrance to those who desire to learn.

Within the first few months I discovered that being a president is like riding a tiger. A man has to keep riding or be swallowed.

The buck stops here.

A leader is a person who has learned to obey a discipline imposed from without, and has then taken on a more rigorous discipline from within. Those who rebel against authority and scorn self-discipline -- who shirk the rigors and turn from the sacrifices -- do not qualify to lead.

The American police are involved in psychological warfare against those Americans who don't frighten them with imposing papers and threats. It's a Victorian police force; it peers out of musty windows and wants to inquire about everything, and can make crimes if the crimes don't exist to its satisfaction.