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Because power corrupts, society's demands for moral authority and character increase as the importance of the position increases. ↗

— John Adams

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The man whose authority is recent is always stern. ↗

— Aeschylus

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My parents were horrified when I told them I wanted to be an author. ↗

— Lloyd Alexander

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In every country today, there is politics. It may be authoritarian politics, but there is politics. ↗

— Hillary Clinton

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When you read a piece of writing that you admire, send a note of thanks to the author. ↗

— Sherman Alexie

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The first lie of fiction is that the author gives some order to the chaos of life: chronological order, or whatever order the author chooses. ↗

— Isabel Allende

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Memorial bracelets memorializing prisoners of war, missing in action, killed in action, and those who died of wounds or injuries sustained in a combat theater are authorized. ↗

— James F. Amos

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Allen Ginsberg was a world authority on the writing of William Blake, and had an incredible knowledge of classic literature and world politics. ↗

— David Amram

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I am a liberated woman. And I do believe if a woman does equal work she should be paid equal money. But personally I am feminine and I do like male authority to lean on. ↗

— Julie Andrews

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The man who prefers his country before any other duty shows the same spirit as the man who surrenders every right to the state. They both deny that right is superior to authority. ↗

— Lord Acton

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