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— Leonardo da Vinci"Nothing strengthens authority so much as silence."
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Authority and power are two different things: power is the force by means of which you can oblige others to obey you. Authority is the right to direct and command, to be listened to or obeyed by others. Authority requests power. Power without authority is tyranny.
— Jacques Maritain
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Authority without wisdom is like a heavy ax without an edge -- fitter to bruise than polish.
— Anne Bradstreet
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