Quotes about Authority
Why has government been instituted at all? Because the passions of man will not conform to the dictates of reason and justice without constraint.
— Alexander Hamilton
A free people [claim] their rights as derived from the laws of nature, and not as the gift of their chief magistrate.
— Thomas Jefferson
In the general course of human nature, A power over a man's subsistence amounts to a power over his will.
— Alexander Hamilton
Not in opinion but in nature is law founded.
— Cicero
A lion does not become king of the jungle hunting mice.
— Matshona Dhliwayo
The child that never learns to obey his parents in the home will not obey God or man out of the home.
— Susanna Wesley
A child who is allowed to be disrespectful to his parents will not have true respect for anyone.
— Billy Graham
A father has to be a provider, a teacher, a role model, but most importantly, a distant authority figure who can never be pleased. Otherwise, how will children ever understand the concept of God?
— Stephen Colbert
The most assiduous task of parenting is to divine the difference between boundaries and bondage.
— Barbara Kingsolver
Dictators can always consolidate their tyranny by an appeal to patriotism.
— Aldous Huxley
We must always keep in mind all legitimate authority is from God, and is given for protection, provision, and peace.
— John Bevere
Peace is not the absence of conflict it is authority over chaos.
— Danny Silk