Martin L. Gross Quote

The seeming legitimacy that existed in mind a second earlier vaporized before they could be carried out, leaving the air barren.

The so-called spiritual inquiry must necessarily address questions of authority and power since both individuals and the organizations that represent them generally seek legitimacy from hegemonic inte...

The legitimacy of the leadership depends on what that country thinks of its leaders.

So why don’t Americans cheat? Because they think that their system is legitimate. People accept authority when they see that it treats everyone equally, when it is possible to speak up and be heard, a...

I certainly saw science as a kind of calling, and one with as much legitimacy as a religious calling.

Like how the government of General Abacha was using its foreign policy to legitimize itself in the eyes of other African countries.

Legitimacy is based on three things. First of all, the people who are asked to obey authority have to feel like they have a voice--that if they speak up, they will be heard. Second, the law has to be...