'Authority amounts to no more than the possesion of power' would you agree or disagree with this statment? why

If you had to write an essay based on this statement where would you start?

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BY CHECKING THE DEFINITONS OF POWER, AND AUTHORITY. THERE YOU WILL FIND THAT POWER DOES NOT NECCESSARILY GIVE YOU AUTHORITY

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yes.

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Answer:
start by looking in a dictionary for the definitions of 'authority' and 'power'. see if there are any subtle differences in the meanings, this might give you a clue as to where to begin.

Initially i would have agreed, however...money gives you power, but does it necessarily give you authority?

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I would quote Michael X 'Power comes from the barrel of a gun' Where I would take it from there i do not know

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I think that it amounts to who ever has the most money. that my friend is who has and dictates the authority.

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