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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Think for yourself and question authority

Think for yourself and question authority

I grew up to always respect authority and respect those in charge.

I grew up to always respect authority and respect those in charge.

Homo sapiens are the species that invents symbols in which to invest passion and authority,...

Homo sapiens are the species that invents symbols in which to invest passion and authority,...

Surround yourself with the best people you can find, delegate authority, and don't interfere

Surround yourself with the best people you can find, delegate authority, and don't interfere

All authority belongs to the people

All authority belongs to the people

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...

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...

Authority is itself inherently an act of imagination.

Authority is itself inherently an act of imagination.

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...

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...

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...

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

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

Great men in judicial places will never want authority

Great men in judicial places will never want authority

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

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

Authority founded on injustice is never of long duration.

Authority founded on injustice is never of long duration.

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...