“ The seeming legitimacy that existed in mind a second earlier vaporized before they could be carried out, leaving the air barren. Pavitraa Parthasarathy
“ 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… Daniel Waterman
“ The legitimacy of the leadership depends on what that country thinks of its leaders. Zbigniew Brzezinski
“ I certainly saw science as a kind of calling, and one with as much legitimacy as a religious calling. Joshua Lederberg
“ 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… Malcolm Gladwell
“ 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… Malcolm Gladwell
“ Like how the government of General Abacha was using its foreign policy to legitimize itself in the eyes of other African countries. Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
“ To create a free society is not to accomplish the impossible task of convincing all people to abandon aggression, but to accomplish the essential task of convincing enough people to abandon the belief… Jakub Bożydar Wiśniewski
“ Very few politicians, who have chosen a political career, can fulfill the aspirations and survive the strains of an elevated office that in a monarchy was filled so randomly. Each tsar had to be simul… Simon Sebag Montefiore
