Authority Quotes

Every great advance in natural knowledge has involved the absolute rejection of authority.

The peaceful transfer of authority is rare in history, yet common in our country. With a simple oath, we affirm old traditions and make new beginnings.

There is no fettering of authority.

If you wish to know what a man is, place him in authority.

Show me the man who keeps his house in hand,
He's fit for public authority.

No moral system can rest solely on authority.

Truth is the secret of eloquence and of virtue, the basis of moral authority; it is the highest summit of art and life.

Wherever there is authority, there is a natural inclination to disobedience.

To punish me for my contempt for authority, fate made me an authority myself.