The defiance of established authority, religious and secular, social and political, as a world-wide phenomenon may well one day be accounted the outstanding event of the last decade

Quote by Hannah Arendy

Topics: Authority Quotes, Civilization Quotes

It is not wisdom but Authority that makes a law

It is not wisdom but Authority that makes a law

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...

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...

If you're going to kick authority in the teeth, you might as well use two...

If you're going to kick authority in the teeth, you might as well use two...

Authority is itself inherently an act of imagination.

Authority is itself inherently an act of imagination.

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 accidental prescriptions of authority, when time has procured them veneration, are often confounded with...

The accidental prescriptions of authority, when time has procured them veneration, are often confounded with...

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...

Unthinking respect for authority is the greatest enemy of truth.

Unthinking respect for authority is the greatest enemy of truth.

Great men in judicial places will never want authority

Great men in judicial places will never want authority

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

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...

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,...

All authority belongs to the people

All authority belongs to the people

The highest duty is to respect authority

The highest duty is to respect authority

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...

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...

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.

The civilized man has built a coach, but has lost the use of his feet.

The civilized man has built a coach, but has lost the use of his feet.

I think love is the most unbelievable, and critical, thing in civilization. Everything else is...

I think love is the most unbelievable, and critical, thing in civilization. Everything else is...