Sublime

Authority: Appointing oneself (or a designated person) as the moral and political authority with the right to arbitrate justice, or an epistemological authority with the right to adjudicate the truth and the most desirable path toward change.

-Authority? I claim nothing less than the ultimate authority, Ultimate to mean not just greatest, but also in its root etymological sense of final. Our final authority is issue of the authority of life over death, truth over lies. And we derive it not organically but negatively. By that I mean that whenever illegitimate power is exercised, the univ

Authority, then, is granted by one or more people on the assumption that you will then do what they want you to do: centrally in organizational life to promptly provide solutions to problems.

process of accreditation, usually entailing many years of higher education. Persons in authority have had to jump through hoops of fire to achieve their lofty posts—and feel disinclined to pay attention to anyone who has not done the same. Lasting authority, however, resides in institutions rather than in the persons who act and speak on their beha

He was claiming the right of disposal of our possessions. He has given them to us only as trustees, not as owners.

When I talk about authority, I’m really talking about competence. When looking for a guide, a hero trusts somebody who knows what they’re doing. The guide doesn’t have to be perfect, but the guide needs to have serious experience helping other heroes win the day.

Please understand that there are no real authorities, only perceived ones. The self-identity, full of limiting beliefs, projects its perception of authorities, rules, regulations and structures.