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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I have as much authority as the Pope, I just don't have as many people...

I have as much authority as the Pope, I just don't have as many people...

He who is firmly seated in authority soon learns to think security, and not progress,...

He who is firmly seated in authority soon learns to think security, and not progress,...

We have the Bill of Rights. What we need is a Bill of Responsibilities.

We have the Bill of Rights. What we need is a Bill of Responsibilities.

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...

Move decisions out to the Cabinet and agencies. Strengthen them by moving responsibility, authority, and...

Move decisions out to the Cabinet and agencies. Strengthen them by moving responsibility, authority, and...

The insolence of authority is endeavoring to substitute money for ideas

The insolence of authority is endeavoring to substitute money for ideas

The foundation of morality should not be made dependent on myth nor tied to any...

The foundation of morality should not be made dependent on myth nor tied to any...

Understand that all battles are waged on an unconscious level before they are begun on...

Understand that all battles are waged on an unconscious level before they are begun on...

The country and the Congress were misled into war. I regret that we were not...

The country and the Congress were misled into war. I regret that we were not...

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...

Come you masters of war You that build all the guns You that build the...

Come you masters of war You that build all the guns You that build the...

The man whose authority is recent is always stern.

The man whose authority is recent is always stern.

The state produced in the laboratory may be likened to a light doze, compared to...

The state produced in the laboratory may be likened to a light doze, compared to...

[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...

Authority is quite degrading

Authority is quite degrading

I think nothing is religion which puts one individual absolutely above others, and surely nothing...

I think nothing is religion which puts one individual absolutely above others, and surely nothing...

Why not be oneself? That is the whole secret of a successful appearance. If one...

Why not be oneself? That is the whole secret of a successful appearance. If one...