"It is not God that is worshipped but the authority that claims to speak in His name. Sin becomes disobedience to authority, not violation of integrity."
Dr. Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan
Authority Quotes
11 FAMOUS QUOTES · AUTHORITY
Authority Quotes
Read 11 famous authority quotes from great authors, with links to more quote topics.
"It is dangerous to be right in matters on which the established authorities are wrong."
Voltaire
"Rulers have no authority from God to do mischief."
Jonathan Mayhew
"The great are only great because we are on our knees."
Pierre-Joseph Proudhon
"Nothing strengthens authority so much as silence."Leonardo da Vinci
“What you need is sustained outrage. There's far too much unthinking respect given to authority.”Molly Ivins
"We are not final because we are infallible, but we are infallible only because we are final."
Robert H. Jackson
"Every act of authority of one man over another, for which there is not an absolute necessity, is tyrannical."
Cesare Beccaria
"The key to successful leadership today is influence, not authority."
Ken Blanchard
"Wherever there is a man who exercises authority, there is a man who resists authority."Oscar Wilde
“Love and fear. Everything the father of a family says must inspire one or the other.”
Joseph Joubert