1,121 Quotes About Authority

The laws only can determine the punishment of crimes, and the authority of making penal laws can only reside with the legislator, who represents the whole society united by the social compact.

It's tantamount to devaluation. We'll have to see whether the authorities can keep the devaluation controlled or not.

We're still a little bit concerned butwe don't have the authority or the information and we're just waiting to see what the people who do have that authority and information tell us to do.

I would note, not a single customer of Phillips Roofing ever contacted the authorities with a complaint. The authority contacted them and told them they were victims of a crime.

We are in daily contact with Chadian authorities, who are ultimately responsible for the protection of these civilian populations. We have repeatedly expressed our concerns about the lack of security being provided throughout the region, and we are hoping that Chadian authorities will be better able to give more attention to these matters.

What I want from authorities -- from Mr. Nicolas Sarkozy, the prime minister and senior officials -- are words of peace.

We do have the legal authority to do what we are doing. We have the necessity to do what we are doing.

There are some really good experiments with the youth offending service, joining up youth offending teams with the youth justice board, and good local authority and primary care trusts working together.

The story is not true. Nothing happened. The authorities never contacted Mr.Cosby, and the first he learned of it was from the National Enquirer.