Quotes about Authority

The question is simply,'Who is your master?'Once that's settled, you ask whether any word have been spoken. If it has, you have your orders.

For man is man and master of his fate.

Man's word is God in man.

The believer," says Aquinas, "has sufficient motive for believing, for he is moved by the authority of divine teaching confirmed by miracles and, what is more, by the inward instigation of the divine invitation."

Behold how Christ is the foundation of the church and the apostles are the foundations! Christ is by a figure of speech - antonomastice - the foundation because the edifice of the church begins from him and is finished in him and through him. But the prophets and apostles are the foundations because their authority bears up our weakness.

As soon as a regular guy like Bill Clinton becomes the president, he wears a mantle of greatness. He's the president.

Authority can be faked. That's why impersonating a police officer is a crime. Sometimes the outward appearances of authority can be deceiving.

The church is not a political power; it's not a party, but it's a moral power.

I think that the Pope has trust in every bishop that is appointed.

The Pope, I hope, can only be scared by God.

Liberty must be limited in order to be possessed.

You can see it with social media and things like that, back in the day it was harder to convince people that the police are wrong, which sounds crazy, but that's how it was back then.