Authority

“The only Mass that pleases God is the Mass of St. Pius V.”

“Who is speaking about it? Who has the right and the credentials to produce it, describe it, comment upon it, or at least present opinions about it?”

“I hold entirely with the view that power corrupts, that absolute power corrupts.”

“The only authority you need is the authority of knowledge.”

“We have to deconstruct the idea that we have to fix on one way of reading the Bible.”

“The Declaration loses none of its authority under close analysis.”

“Los mexicanos obedecemos mayormente por amor, no por poder.”

“W kraju jest rząd i że on zawsze rządu słuchając, krajowi służyć będzie.”

“The Way of the Former Kings fixes and lays down what men must necessarily do and what they should not do. This is called yi.”

“The essence of obedience consists in the fact that a person comes to view himself as the instrument for carrying out another person's wishes.”

“You don’t dance to the tune of the rulers.”

“It is liberty which is ancient, and despotism which is modern.”

““The supreme head of his church is Jesus Christ himself.””

“Schall has more influence upon the emperor than any viceroy, or than the most respected prince, and the name of Father Adam is better known in China than the name of any famous man is in Europe.”

“On the Last Day God will not question us on the opinions of the commentators and on how they understood the Koran, but he will question us on his Book which he sent down to guide and instruct us.”

“Every painting submitted by Kim Hong-do immediately satisfied King Jeongjo.”

“È un po' tardi, ma alla fine mi sono convinto che di padroni non bisogna averne, perché anche quando cominciano bene finiscono male.”

“If men were angels, no government would be necessary.”

“Islam has liberated man from the authority of the clergy; it has brought him face to face with God and has taught him not to rely on any intercession.”

“Nu noi suntem stăpânii limbii, ci limba e stăpâna noastră.”