Quote of Gustave Le Bon: Competence without authority is as powerless...
Biography - Gustave Le Bon:
French polymath.
Born: 1841 - Died: 1931
Period:
20th century
19th century
Place of birth: France
Born: 1841 - Died: 1931
Period:
20th century
19th century
Place of birth: France
Competence without authority is as powerless as authority without competence.
Translation
(French)
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Quotes for: authority
Article III – The principle of any sovereignty resides essentially in the Nation. No body, no individual can exert authority which does not emanate expressly from it.
Anyone who conducts an argument by appealing to authority is not using his intelligence he is just using his memory.
In this connection, faith and experience teach us many truths by means of the short-cut of authority and by the proofs of very pleasant and agreeable feelings.
To be free in an age like ours, one must be in a position of authority. That in itself would be enough to make me ambitious.
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