Quotes for All
Move decisions out to the Cabinet and agencies. Strengthen them by moving responsibility, authority, and accountability their direction. Donald Rumsfeld
Tibetans must take full authority and responsibility for developing industry, looking from all different perspectives, taking care of the environment, conserving resources for long-term economic health, and safeguarding the interests of Tibetan workers, nomads, and farmers. Dalai Lama
You can delegate authority, but you cannot delegate responsibility. Byron Dorgan
It is the first responsibility of every citizen to question authority. Benjamin Franklin
I generally leave the details of fiscal programs to the Administration and Congress. That’s really their area of authority and responsibility, and I don’t think it’s appropriate for me to second guess. Ben Bernanke
Authority without wisdom is like a heavy ax without an edge — fitter to bruise than polish. Anne Bradstreet
I leave everything to the young men. You’ve got to give youthful men authority and responsibility if you’re going to build up an organization. Otherwise you’ll always be the boss yourself and you won’t leave anything behind you. Amadeo Giannini
People shouldn’t be afraid of their government. Governments should be afraid of their people. Alan Moore
Each department and institution has its own authorities and responsibilities, and they act on that basis. It is wrong to even compare such actions to what is done in Guantanamo or elsewhere by the Americans. They do not stand on a high moral platform to preach to others. Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani
We the people are the rightful masters of both Congress and the courts, not to overthrow the Constitution but to overthrow the men who pervert the Constitution.
Abraham Lincoln