Quotes by Joseph Addison about Authority

2 quotes by Joseph Addison about authority

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No oppression is so heavy or lasting as that which is...

No oppression is so heavy or lasting as that which is inflicted by the perversion and exorbitance of legal authority.

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To say that authority, whether secular or religious, ...

To say that authority, whether secular or religious, supplies no ground for morality is not to deny the obvious fact that it supplies a sanction.

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