Authority Quotes

Nothing intoxicates some people like a sip of authority.

New faces have more authority than accustomed ones.

The weaker the man in authority… the stronger his insistence that all his privileges be acknowledged.

Responsibility always exceeds authority.

The strongest bulwark of authority is uniformity; the least divergence from it is the greatest crime.

The wisest have the most authority.

Great men in judicial places will never want authority.

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

If you’re going to kick authority in the teeth, you might as well use two feet.

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