Authority has every reason to fear the skeptic, for authority can rarely survive in the face of doubt

Quote by Robert Lindner

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

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

Authority is itself inherently an act of imagination.

Authority is itself inherently an act of imagination.

The younger generation is supposed to rage against the machine, not for it. They're supposed...

The younger generation is supposed to rage against the machine, not for it. They're supposed...

Unthinking respect for authority is the greatest enemy of truth.

Unthinking respect for authority is the greatest enemy of truth.

Grades are a problem. On the most general level, they're an explicit acknowledgment that what...

Grades are a problem. On the most general level, they're an explicit acknowledgment that what...

Authority is like soap, the more you use it the less you will have of...

Authority is like soap, the more you use it the less you will have of...

Surround yourself with the best people you can find, delegate authority, and dont interfere

Surround yourself with the best people you can find, delegate authority, and dont interfere

Most men, after a little freedom, have preferred authority with the consoling assurances and the...

Most men, after a little freedom, have preferred authority with the consoling assurances and the...

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

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

[I]f we and our posterity reject religious instruction and authority, violate the rules of eternal...

[I]f we and our posterity reject religious instruction and authority, violate the rules of eternal...

A crown, if it hurts us, is not worth wearing.

A crown, if it hurts us, is not worth wearing.

I believe in a lively disrespect for most forms of authority.

I believe in a lively disrespect for most forms of authority.

Nothing destroys authority more than the unequal and untimely interchange of power stretched too far...

Nothing destroys authority more than the unequal and untimely interchange of power stretched too far...

If you think your teacher is tough, wait until you get a boss. He doesn't...

If you think your teacher is tough, wait until you get a boss. He doesn't...

In truth, there never was any remarkable lawgiver amongst any people who did not resort...

In truth, there never was any remarkable lawgiver amongst any people who did not resort...

Those fields which most depend upon authoritative opinion for their data least contain known natural...

Those fields which most depend upon authoritative opinion for their data least contain known natural...

The problem is authority. But these Vatican officials seem unable to understand authority except as...

The problem is authority. But these Vatican officials seem unable to understand authority except as...

Effective leadership is not about making speeches or being liked; leadership is defined by results...

Effective leadership is not about making speeches or being liked; leadership is defined by results...