Quotes by Ayer, Sir Alfred Jules

The traditional disputes of philosophers are, for the most part, as un >>

While moral rules may be propounded by authority the fact that these w >>

To say that authority, whether secular or religious, supplies no groun >>

Quotations about Authority

Anyone who in discussion relies upon authority uses, not his understan >>

Nothing strengthens authority so much as silence. >>

Authority without wisdom is like a heavy ax without an edge, fitter to >>

To say that authority, whether secular or religious, supplies no ground for morality is not to deny the obvious fact that it supplies a sanction.

Ayer, Sir Alfred Jules