Alfred Jules Ayer: Authority

Alfred Jules Ayer was English philosopher. Explore interesting quotes on authority.
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“No moral system can rest solely on authority.”

Alfred Jules Ayer

Humanist Outlook (1968), p. 4.

“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.”

Alfred Jules Ayer

"The Meaning of Life".
The Meaning of Life and Other Essays (1990)

“While moral rules may be propounded by authority the fact that these were so propounded would not validate them.”

Alfred Jules Ayer

"The Meaning of Life".
The Meaning of Life and Other Essays (1990)