Moral authority comes from following universal and timeless principles like honesty, integrity, treating people with respect.
Undermine their pompous authority, reject their moral standards, make anarchy and disorder your trademarks. Cause as much chaos and disruption as possible but don't let them take you ALIVE.
It is not wisdom but Authority that makes a law.
The voices of moral authority in the theatre demanded only punctuality and physical performance. In the light of continuing pressure and stress, the occasional lip service paid to moderation was meaningless. Starvation and poisoning were not excesses, but measures taken to stay within the norm.
I have a strong disrespect for authority and for rules. Including gravity. Gravity sucks.
I think there ought to be a strict separation or wall built between our religious faith and our practice of political authority in office. I don't think the President of the United States should extoll Christianity if he happens to be a Christian at the expense of Judaism, Islam or other faiths.
Nothing strengthens authority so much as silence.
Universal suffrage should rest upon universal education. To this end, liberal and permanent provision should be made for the support of free schools by the State governments, and, if need be, supplemented by legitimate aid from national authority.
I have trouble with direction, because I have trouble with authority. I was not a good Marine.
Because power corrupts, society's demands for moral authority and character increase as the importance of the position increases.