Quotes about Authority

The only safe ruler is he who has learned to obey willingly.

Grant what thou commandest and then command what thou wilt.

I think evangelicals would do better if they concentrated less on bolstering the formal authority of the Scripture - which I certainly would want to affirm - and more on displaying how biblical texts can shape lives in salutary ways, how they are fruitful texts, how they are texts one can live according to.

St. Paul's churches were indigenous churches in the proper sense of the word; and I believe that the secret of their foundation lay in his recognition of the church as a local church (as opposed to our 'national churches') and in his profound belief and trust in the Holy Spirit indwelling his converts and the churches of which they were members, which enabled him to establish them at once with full authority.

The federal government has taken too much tax money from the people, too much authority from the states, and too much liberty with the Constitution

No government ever voluntarily reduces itself in size

Man is not free unless government is limited.

One way to make sure crime doesn't pay would be to let the government run it.

Government's first duty is to protect the people, not run their lives.

People don't start wars, governments do.

I hope we once again have reminded people that man is not free unless government is limited. There's a clear cause and effect here that is as neat and predictable as a law of physics: As government expands, liberty contracts.

You are the only person who thinks in your mind! You are the power and authority in your world.