英语名人名言：Authority 权威

　　No moral system can rest solely2" target="_blank">solely1 on authority.

　　A. J. Ayer (1910 - 1989), Humanist Outlook

　　To punish me for my contempt for authority, fate made me an authority myself.

　　Albert Einstein (1879 - 1955)

　　The peaceful transfer of authority is rare in history, yet common in our country. With a simple oath, we affirm old traditions and make new beginnings.

　　George W. Bush (1946 - ), Inaugural3 address, 2001

　　Truth is the secret of eloquence4 and of virtue5, the basis of moral authority; it is the highest summit of art and life.

　　Henri-Frédéric Amiel

　　Show me the man who keeps his house in hand,

　　He's fit for public authority.

　　Sophocles (496 BC - 406 BC), Antigone

　　Every great advance in natural knowledge has involved the absolute rejection6 of authority.

　　Thomas H. Huxley (1825 - 1895)

　　Wherever there is authority, there is a natural inclination7 to disobedience.

　　Thomas Haliburton

　　There is no fettering8 of authority.

　　William Shakespeare (1564 - 1616), All's Well that Ends Well, Act II, sc. 3

　　If you wish to know what a man is, place him in authority.

　　Yugoslav Proverb

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