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I have as much authority as the Pope, I just don't have as many people who believe it.
I have as much authority as the Pope, I just don't have as many people who believe it.
Liberty is the proper end and object of authority, and cannot subsist without it; and it is liberty to that read more
Liberty is the proper end and object of authority, and cannot subsist without it; and it is liberty to that which is good, just, and honest.
 Those he commands move only in command,
 Nothing in live. Now does he feel his title
  Hang read more 
 Those he commands move only in command,
 Nothing in live. Now does he feel his title
  Hang loose about him, like a giant's robe
   Upon a dwarfish thief. 
Well, I must be patient; there is no fettering of authority.
Well, I must be patient; there is no fettering of authority.
 Authority intoxicates,
 And makes mere sots of magistrates;
  The fumes of it invade the brain,
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 Authority intoxicates,
 And makes mere sots of magistrates;
  The fumes of it invade the brain,
   And make men giddy, proud, and vain. 
Always acknowledge a fault. This will throw those in authority off their guard and give you an opportunity to commit read more
Always acknowledge a fault. This will throw those in authority off their guard and give you an opportunity to commit more.
I am certainly not an authority on love because there are no authorities on love, just those who've had luck read more
I am certainly not an authority on love because there are no authorities on love, just those who've had luck with it and those who haven't.
 He seems to be of great authority. Close with him, give him 
gold; and though authority be a stubborn read more 
 He seems to be of great authority. Close with him, give him 
gold; and though authority be a stubborn bear, yet he is oft led 
by the nose with gold. 
Authority is quite degrading
Authority is quite degrading