Moreover, the theosophical works of the late 2nd century ce known as the Chaldean Oracles, which were taken as inspired authorities by the later Neoplatonists, seem to have been a hodgepodge of popular Greek religious philosophy.
Though the authority hopes to inspire confidence in open government, it does so in a rather literal manner, without Berlin's tragic history to play against.
At the time, the museum's mission statement promised to "bring to life the living word of God. . . to inspire confidence in the absolute authority" of the Bible, the book at the institution's center.
The mission statement on its initial nonprofit filing documents was clear: to "bring to life the living word of God... to inspire confidence in the absolute authority" of the Bible's words.
This was a temporary expedient, the authority says, but even so it did not inspire confidence.
A chilling warning from the Justice Ministry — that further challenges to authorities will result in "consequences" even after emergency rule is lifted — did not inspire confidence.
As chairman of the Joint Chiefs under President Clinton, where his authority inspired something akin to fear among the foreign policy newcomers, he argued forcefully against air strikes as a way of halting Serb aggression in Bosnia.
His integration of individualism within the framework of the law of nature and his account of the origins and limits of legitimate government authority inspired the U.S. Declaration of Independence (1776) and the broad outlines of the system of government adopted in the U.S. Constitution.
Bush-raised Ned, the son of an Irish convict father and Irish mother, was a man whose outrage against British colonial authority inspired him to steal cattle and sheep, kill three policemen, and rob banks for the benefit of impoverished Irish sympathizers.
In the short film, Ghosts, the Mayor of Normal Valley (a conservative figure of authority inspired, in part, by Santa Barbara District Attorney, Tom Sneddon) taunts Jackson's character: "Freaky boy! Freak!
