Quotes about Authority

He shall rule them with a rod of iron.

The words of the wise are as goads, and as nails fastened by the masters of assemblies.

My father hath chastised you with whips, but I will chastise you with scorpions.

Her husband is known in the gates, when he sitteth among the elders of the land.

He who molds the public sentiment... makes statutes and decisions possible or impossible to make.

There were so many outstanding women in scripture that were leaders. And, you know, the organized church sometimes puts boundaries on us that the Bible doesn't.

Authentic spiritual authority is what puts you in touch with reality.

In Scripture, a name often connotes purpose, authority, makeup, and character. In fact, a person's name is frequently seen as an equivalent of that person.

You touch that young woman, and I will see you hang.

Grave this on your memory, lad: A world is supported by four things... she held up four big-knuckled fingers. ...the learning of the wise, the justice of the great, the prayers of the righteous and the valor of the brave. But all of these things are as nothing... She closed her fingers into a fist. ...without a ruler who knows the art of ruling. Make that the science of your tradition!

Police are inevitably corrupted. ... Police always observe that criminals prosper. It takes a pretty dull policeman to miss the fact that the position of authority is the most prosperous criminal position available.

If you think of yourselves as helpless and ineffectual, it is certain that you will create a despotic government to be your master. The wise despot, therefore, maintains among his subjects a popular sense that they are helpless and ineffectual.