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Power on the one side, fear on the other, are always the buttresses on which irrational authority is built.

Power on the one side, fear on the other, are always the buttresses on which irrational authority is built.

Erich Fromm
Sides, Authority, Irrational
Erich Fromm (2013). “Man for Himself: An Inquiry Into the Psychology of Ethics”, p.18, Open Road Media

Authority is not a quality one person 'has,' in the sense that he has property or physical qualities. Authority refers to an interpersonal relation in which one person looks upon another as somebody superior to him.

Erich Fromm
Quality, Looks, Authority
Erich Fromm (2013). “The Sane Society”, p.108, Open Road Media

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