I didn't have any concept of age or authority. I remember realising, Oh, the world has rules and we don't.

The being cannot be termed rational or virtuous, who obeys any authority, but that of reason.

The people in general ought to have regard to the moral character of those whom they invest with authority either in the legislative, executive, or judicial branches.

I will not nullify, I will not secede, but I will under sovereign State authority fight in the Union another revolutionary conflict for civil liberty, and a Union which will defend it.

Liberty is the proper end and object of authority, and cannot subsist without it; and it is liberty to that which is good, just, and honest.

That's why editors and publishers will never be obsolete: a reader wants someone with taste and authority to point them in the direction of the good stuff, and to keep the awful stuff away from their door.

There is no necessity to separate the monarch from the mob; all authority is equally bad.

For those men who, sooner or later, are lucky enough to break away from the pack, the most intoxicating moment comes when they cease being bodies in other men's command and find that they control their own time, when they learn their own voice and authority.

Cameras in classrooms are no substitute for greater authority by parents and teachers.

The Priestly Code preponderates over the rest of the legislation in force, as well as in bulk; in all matters of primary importance it is the normal and final authority.

We have disciplinary authority and will use it when appropriate.

Well we'd just seen Gerry. I think he wanted somebody who had that authority and was handsome. The thing is, he's a big hunk isn't he? All I can say, if you look at his chat line, or the Phantom website, it's quite worrying. Because the girls really seem to love him.

Men use thought only as authority for their injustice, and employ speech only to conceal their thoughts.

Anyone who conducts an argument by appealing to authority is not using his intelligence; he is just using his memory.

Nothing strengthens authority so much as silence.