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.


Man and the State (ed. CUA Press, 1951) - ISBN: 9780813209050

Jacques Maritain Quotes

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...

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...

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...

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...