Quotes about Authority

Do not be bullied out of your common sense by the specialist; two to one, he is a pedant.

The first thing the secretary types is the boss.

Let me just share with you something. Jesus makes this quite clear: there's never been a real teacher except One, and it's Christ. There's never been a real prophet: they're all types of One greater than themselves - Christ.

More harm was done in the 20th century by faceless bureaucrats than tyrant dictators.

Kings will be tyrants from policy, when subjects are rebels from principle.

The Bible is the ultimate authority and infallible, not the pastor and not the elders. And it doesn't mean that you believe everything he says without examining it.

If God created the family, He should be the ultimate definer of what it is, and that should be our point of reference.

Disobedience is essentially a prideful power struggle against someone in authority over us. It can be a parent, a priesthood leader, a teacher, or ultimately God. A proud person hates the fact that someone is above him. He thinks this lowers his position.

Laws are inoperative in war

Because I do it with one small ship, I am called a terrorist. You do it with a whole fleet and are called an emperor.

It is plain to me that our prelates in granting indulgences do commonly blaspheme the wisdom of God.

The attempt to combine wisdom and power has only rarely been successful and then only for a short while.