Authority is itself inherently an act of imagination.

Quote by Richard Sennett

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I've loved science fiction ever since I was a little kid, mainly from looking at...

I've loved science fiction ever since I was a little kid, mainly from looking at...

The defiance of established authority, religious and secular, social and political, as a world-wide phenomenon...

The defiance of established authority, religious and secular, social and political, as a world-wide phenomenon...

The authority of those who teach is often an obstacle to those who want to...

The authority of those who teach is often an obstacle to those who want to...

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.

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.

The key to the behavior of subjects lies not in pent-up anger or aggression, but...

The key to the behavior of subjects lies not in pent-up anger or aggression, but...

[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...

The highest duty is to respect authority

The highest duty is to respect authority

Great men in judicial places will never want authority

Great men in judicial places will never want authority

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...

Think for yourself and question authority

Think for yourself and question authority

The insolence of authority is endeavoring to substitute money for ideas

The insolence of authority is endeavoring to substitute money for ideas

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 has no bread has no authority

He who has no bread has no authority

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...

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

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