#authority

Does it follow that I reject all authority? Perish the thought. In the matter of boots, I defer to the authority of the boot-maker. ↗

— Mikhail Bakunin

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I bow before the authority of special men because it is imposed upon me by my own reason. ↗

— Mikhail Bakunin

#because #before #bow #i #imposed

When we wrote the Constitution, the intention was to give the commander in chief the authority how to use the forces when you authorize him to be able to use the forces. ↗

— Joe Biden

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But I was amazed at how organized the Palestinian election authority was, how competent they were in setting up their polling places and the poll workers they had. ↗

— Joe Biden

#authority #competent #election #had #how

Destiny: A tyrant's authority for crime and a fool's excuse for failure. ↗

— Ambrose Bierce

#crime #destiny #excuse #failure #fool

Though no one wants war, Congress needed to give the President the authority he needs to protect America while encouraging the use of diplomacy and negotiations to try and arrive at a peaceful solution to this problem. ↗

— Allen Boyd

#arrive #authority #congress #diplomacy #encouraging

I have as much authority as the Pope, I just don't have as many people who believe it. ↗

— George Carlin

#believe #i #just #many #much

All my authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. ↗

— Jesus Christ

#been #earth #given #heaven #me

Don't name it, as they say, because instantly you offer it to this peculiar authority. ↗

— Robert Creeley

#because #instantly #name #offer #peculiar

It's as though all the terms of a family were present at one time rather than his dad and his mum. Not just a present authority, but the resident memory of what qualifies what else is the case. ↗

— Robert Creeley

#case #dad #else #family #his