John Lancaster Spalding Quote

The exercise of authority is odious, and they who know how to govern, leave it in abeyance as much as possible.


p. 81 - Aphorisms and Reflections (1901)


The exercise of authority is odious, and they who know how to govern, leave it in abeyance as much as possible.

The exercise of authority is odious, and they who know how to govern, leave it in abeyance as much as possible.

The exercise of authority is odious, and they who know how to govern, leave it in abeyance as much as possible.

The exercise of authority is odious, and they who know how to govern, leave it in abeyance as much as possible.