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jimmy carter urges compassion for Mordor by tegan2006-11-19 12:55:59
  Actually I kinda agree with him. by Winsmith2004-01-13 09:22:57
    Oh please... by subbywan2004-01-13 09:25:39
      LOL! by Naruki2004-01-13 09:28:17
        Prove it by subbywan2004-01-13 09:30:30
          Your spouse perhaps? by BrainBug 2004-01-13 10:05:51
Or your boss? Or hopefully any standards gremium...

It really depends on what kind of authority you're looking for. Authority can stem from a position of power (of military, economic or whatever kind), from knowledge, from reverence and surely a whole bunch of other sources I currently can't think of.

Depending on the situation, authority of the other kinds can well contest a position of authority gained through military power, as the example of Gandhi elsewhere in this thread illustrates for authority through reverence and knowledge.
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            Agreed by subbywan2004-01-13 10:08:35
              All power fades in time. by Naruki2004-01-13 10:10:35
                If it's based in a person, absolutely. by subbywan2004-01-13 10:13:38
                  No, you are wrong. by Naruki2004-01-13 10:20:00
                    All Empires fall, but military continues by subbywan2004-01-13 10:25:00
                      Actually, force (as in armed force) is the visible by LurkerMo2004-01-13 11:21:20
                        I'll agree with that to a point. by subbywan2004-01-13 11:31:38
                          Look at the world around you. by LurkerMo2004-01-13 11:53:36
                            I agree by subbywan2004-01-13 12:02:51

 

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