Authority Quotes

“No one has the right to obey.”

“The very purpose of the First Amendment is to foreclose public authority from assuming a guardianship of the public mind.”

“The Emperor is in the Church, not above the Church.”

“We ought to obey God rather than men.”

“The powerful hate truth.”

“I know the law. I'm its sole dispenser west of the Pecos.”

“If you have the ability, then kill me. If not, then obey my orders.”

“I've always had a problem with authority.”

“Too many leaders are so busy exercising their authority that they don't have time to build their influence.”

“We are not to be disciples of the fathers, but with them we are to be disciples of the Scriptures.”

“The day a player is bigger than the manager, the club is dead.”

“If you're not a parent, you're not a pediatric expert.”

“What I have written, I have written.”

“I am the Senate.”

“Authority is the character of a communication in a formal organization by virtue of which it is accepted by a contributor to or 'member' of the organization as governing the action he contributes.”

“I have a healthy disrespect for authority. I'm not a fan of the nanny state.”

“We too often bind ourselves by authorities rather than by the truth.”

“I have no intention of sharing my authority.”

“Rules are for the guidance of wise men and the obedience of fools.”

“Assume the position.”