Best 817 quotes in «authority quotes» category

The will of the people shall be the basis of the authority of government.

The word "concluded" is a trick word. It's designed to attach authority and ontological certitude to whatever follows, when it's just another way of stating what somebody thinks.

The world isnt one way or another. Things can be changed very, very rapidly by someone with sufficient confidence, sufficient knowledge and sufficient authority.

The younger generation is supposed to rage against the machine, not for it. They're supposed to question authority, not question those who question authority.

They [the authorities] will act aggressively against anyone who has known me. That keeps me up at night.

Thieves for their robbery have authority When judges steal themselves.

Think for yourself. Know what you're doing. Question authority.

This breakdown in the bicameral mind in what is called the Intermediate Period is reminiscent at least of those periodic breakdowns of Mayan civilizations when all authority suddenly collapsed, and the population melted back into tribal living in the jungles.

This Constitution, and the Laws of the United States which shall be made in Pursuance thereof; and all Treaties made, or which shall be made, under the Authority of the United States, shall be the supreme Law of the Land.

This imperiousness which aids us in all things is merely a fitting authority which comes from superior spirit.

This is about an admitted attempt, encouraged from outside, to challenge and break the State's authority. That is intolerable. Whoever deviates from this policy that I have established, privately or publicly, will be expelled from the Union Nationale.

Those whose conscience demands that they defy authority in some ways that involve great consequences must be willing to accept some penalty.

THIS law of nature, being co-eval with mankind and dictated by God himself, is of course superior in obligation to any other. It is binding over all the globe, in all countries, and at all times: no human laws are of any validity, if contrary to this; and such of them as are valid derive all their force, and all their authority, mediately or immediately, from this original.

Those who enjoy responsibility usually get it; those who merely like exercising authority usually lose it.

To have religion upon authority, and not upon conviction, is like a finger-watch, to be set forwards or backwards, as he pleases that has it in keeping.

Thus can the demigod Authority Make us pay down for our offense by weight The words of heaven; on whom it will, it will, On whom it will not, so: yet still 'tis just.

To admit authorities, however heavily furred and gowned, into our libraries and let them tell us how to read, what to read, what value to place upon what we read, is to destroy the spirit of freedom which is the breath of those sanctuaries.

To defy the authority of empirical evidence is to disqualify oneself as someone worthy of critical engagement in a dialogue.

To avoid the necessity of a permanent debt and its inevitable consequences, I have advocated and endeavored to carry into effect the policy of confining the appropriations for the public service to such objects only as are clearly with the constitutional authority of the Federal Government.

To be vested with enormous authority is a fine thing; but to have the on-looking world consent to it is finer.

To leave positions of great responsibility and authority is to die a little, but the time comes when that must be faced.

To me art is a form of manifest revolt, total and complete... with Dada I also have in common a certain mistrust towards power. We don't like authority, we don't like power.

Universities are less constrained by authority and rigid doctrine in the United States than in most other societies, to my knowledge.

Top-down authority structures turn employees into bootlickers, breed pointless struggles for political advantage, and discourage dissent.

True Leadership is the authority given by the trust of the followers to use power for the benefit of all.

True leaders respect and honor authority but are comfortable in its presence.

Trade wars arent started by countries appealing to respected, independent trade authorities. Rather, trade wars begin when one country decides to violate international trade rules to undercut another countrys industries.

"True expertise is the most potent form of authority.

... truth ... carries authority with it; while falsehood and lies skulk under a load of words, without having the power of persuasion; the more they attempt to show themselves, the more they are entangled.

Unbelief is like gravity, it's always pulling down on the authority of Scripture.

Until the will and the affections are brought under the authority of Christ, we have not begun to understand, let alone to accept, His lordship.

Unless Hamas recognizes Israel's right to exist and renounces terror, the Palestinian Authority should receive no direct U.S. assistance.

War and Authority are companions; Peace and Liberty are companions.

Virtues are dangerous as vices insofar as they are allowed to rule over one as authorities and not as qualities one develops oneself.

We believe that the people are the source of all governmental power; that the authority of the people is to be extended, not restricted.

Wearing a hat confers undeniable authority over those without one.

We [americans] have earned the moral authority, at least compared to anybody else in the world.

We can expect the climate crisis industry to grow increasingly shrill, and increasingly hostile toward anyone who questions their authority.

We have to recognize that there is a Palestinian entity, that the PLO and the Palestinian Authority has to run their life.

We could never verify that there was any Iraqi authority, direction and control, complicity with al Qaeda for 9/11 or any operational act against America. Period.

We do not just blindly concede control to authorities; instead we follow the cues provided by our moral communities on how best to behave.

We have to repair that trust ... I think anytime a public official lies, he undermines his own authority and squanders the public trust.

We don't name God; God reveals His name to us. We don't have the right to exercise authority over God. God copyrights, He trademarks, He patents His name.

We know that Seattle is mentioned frequently ... a computer was found in Afghanistan showing pictures of Seattle-area landmarks. So we are in constant contact with the FBI and with other federal authorities.

We now have a satisfactory solution not only to coalition forces, but also to the Iraqi authorities themselves.

We must always keep in mind all legitimate authority is from God, and is given for protection, provision, and peace.

Well, I must be patient; there is no fettering of authority.

We will end the sanctuary cities that have resulted in so many needless deaths. Cities that refuse to cooperate with federal authorities will not receive taxpayer dollars, and we will work with Congress to pass legislation to protect those jurisdictions that do assist federal authorities.

What evidence do we have that states are incapable of further exercising an authority they have exercised successfully for over 200 years?

We write out of our humanity by writing through our direct experience. That which is most personal is most general, which becomes both our insight and protection as a writers. This is our authority as women, as human beings.