“Leave no authority existing not responsible to the people.”

“How can a good God appoint cruel people to positions of authority? The answer is simple: God is the originator of the authority, but He is not the author of the cruelty. Man is responsible for his cruel actions, not God. All authority is of God, but not all authority is godly.”

“He sighed. It had come to this. He was a responsible authority, and people could use terms like "core values" at him with impunity. ”

“It is the first responsibility of every citizen to question authority.”

“I had to take responsibility, even if it meant saying no to an authority figure, because I was the authority on me.”

“People want guidance, not rhetoric. They need to know what the plan of action is, and how it will be implemented. They want to be given responsibility to help solve the problem and authority to act on it.”