“The Constitution does not protect the sovereignty of States for the benefit of the States or state governments as abstract political entities, or even for the benefit of the public officials governing the States. To the contrary, the Constitution divides authority between federal and state governments for the protection of individuals.” DoeStatesGovernmentPoliticalIndividualProtectAuthorityBenefitsConstitutionProtectionContraryAbstractOfficialsDividesEntitySovereigntyGoverningState GovernmentPublic Officials Author:Sandra Day O'Connor
“Only one thing is certain: if pot is legalized, it won't be for our benefit but for the authorities. To have it legalized will also be to lose control of it.” IfsCertainLosesOne ThingAuthorityBenefitsPot Book:The Madwoman's Underclothes: Essays and Occasional Writings Source: The Madwoman's Underclothes: Essays and Occasional Writings
“Custom is a violent and treacherous school mistress. She, by little and lithe, slyly and unperceived, slips in the foot of her authority; but having by this gentle and humble beginning, with the benefit of time, fixed and established it, she then unmasks a furious and tyrannic countenance, against which we have no more the courage or the power so much as to lift up our eyes.” LittlesEyeSchoolFeetAuthorityBenefitsHumbleViolentLiftsGentleFixedCustomsSlipsMistressFuriousCountenanceTreacherousHumble Beginnings Author:Michel de Montaigne
“I think we fought Vietnam for the benefits of civilization, and certainly we fought it to oppose authority. To show our authority, to show we weren't weak. Isn't that what Nixon kept saying? "We have to show the world that we're not weak." So of course what we ended up showing the world was that we were, yep, weak. 'Cause we couldn't beat these kids in black pajamas.” ThinkingWorldShowsKidsCoursesCausesBlackCivilizationAuthorityBenefitsBeatsWeakVietnamPajamas Author:Stephen King
“[I]t is contrary to the economy of God for any member of the Church, or any one, to receive instruction for those in authority, higher than themselves . . . if any person have a vision or a visitation from a heavenly messenger, it must be for his own benefit and instruction; for the fundamental principles, government, and doctrine of the Church are vested in the keys of the kingdom.” IfsPersonsGovernmentChurchVisionPrinciplesEconomyKeysHigherMembersAuthorityBenefitsFundamentalsContraryKingdomsDoctrineHeavenlyInstructionMessengersFundamental PrinciplesVisitation Author:Sam Smith
“People expect those in authority to take on big problems and to solve them. We had an opportunity to reform Social Security in a way that would have protected people's benefits and created a solvent system. Younger workers would be confident that the money they were putting into the system would be available to them when they retired. It was a missed opportunity. I regret that.” PeopleWayProblemBigsWould BeOpportunitySocialSecurityRegretAuthorityBenefitsWorkersAvailableSolveReformProtectedSocial SecurityRetiredI RegretBig ProblemsBe ConfidentMissed Opportunity Author:George W. Bush
“The terms of the 2008 constitution [which ensures the military will continue to be the ultimate authority] could not benefit Burma in the long run. I think this constitution should be revised.” ThinkingShouldLongRunningTermMilitaryAuthorityBenefitsUltimateConstitutionLong RunsBurma Author:Aung San Suu Kyi