Authority Quotes

"The natural progress of things is for liberty to yield and government to gain ground" "All professions are conspiracies against the laity." "The government will neither believe itself to possess the power, nor permit it to be usurped by others" "The ultimate authority, wherever the derivative may be found, resides in the people alone" "War should only be declared by the authority of the people, whose toils and treasures are to sustain its burdens, instead of the government which is to reap its fruits. " "Even on the most exalted throne in the world we are only sitting on our own bottom" "The greatest crimes in the world are not committed by people breaking the rules but by people following the rules." "There’s a big difference between kneeling down and bending over." "The worst enemy is a boss with a title and no knowledge" "He who becomes a Prince through the favor of the people should always keep on good terms with them" "The clatter of arms drowns the voice of law" "Power resides where men believe it resides. It's a trick. A shadow on the wall" "Anyone who has the power to make you believe absurdities has the power to make you commit injustices." "Every good entrepreneur is inherently a rebel, questioning authority and convention" "Power does not corrupt men; fools, however, if they get into a position of power, corrupt power." "It is the duty of every good officer to obey any orders given him by his commander-in-chief" "The fundamental concept in social science is Power, in the same sense in which Energy is the fundamental concept in physics"