You can delegate authority, but not responsibility.

Quote by Stephen W Comiskey

Topics: Authority Quotes, Responsibility Quotes

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...

Great men in judicial places will never want authority

Great men in judicial places will never want authority

Authority has every reason to fear the skeptic, for authority can rarely survive in the...

Authority has every reason to fear the skeptic, for authority can rarely survive in the...

Whenever there is authority, there is a natural inclination to disobedience

Whenever there is authority, there is a natural inclination to disobedience

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...

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.

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 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...

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.

Authority intoxicates, And makes mere sots of magistrates; The fumes of it invade the brain,...

Authority intoxicates, And makes mere sots of magistrates; The fumes of it invade the brain,...

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

The struggle between Liberty and Authority is the most conspicuous feature in the portions of...

The struggle between Liberty and Authority is the most conspicuous feature in the portions of...

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,...

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...

Authority founded on injustice is never of long duration.

Authority founded on injustice is never of long duration.

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

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...

Every person is responsible for all the good within the scope of his abilities, and...

Every person is responsible for all the good within the scope of his abilities, and...

There can be no true response without responsibility; there can be no responsibility without response.

There can be no true response without responsibility; there can be no responsibility without response.