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Authority Of Authority And Authority

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We have an authority to benefit ourselves. Someone has to make resolutions and that is authority. Authority keeps society running properly and fixes problems, but authority is not always right. An opinion about this topic is that we should disobey authority if it’s wrong. The idea that disobeying authority when it’s wrong or you disagree with its choices is incorrect. Disobeying authority is never the solution but we should not blindly follow either. Authority is an important part of our society and it becomes useless if ignored. Authority is not always right though and people of authority as well as the general public should listen to the opinions and ideas of experts. If authority does not listen to experts or the opinions of the people, authority will begin to be looked down upon. If it continues and the current authoritative body needs to be replaced there should be a process for it. Authority rules over people and is required. Authority allows for people with differences to work together and makes society and systems work smoothly. A person cannot over rule authority because authority rules over them. Socrates, speaking as the Laws, says, “Then since you have been born and brought up and educated, can you deny, in the first place, that you were our child and servant, both you and your ancestors?” (Page 583) We have a debt to authority. Today we are not so forcefully controlled by this debt but it is still there. Authority has allowed us to work, to have a home, and to

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