Question

“power” refers to the ability of rulers to coerce their subjects into some required behavior, while “authority” denotes the ability of those rulers to persuade their subjects to obey voluntarily by convincing them that it is proper, right, or natural to do so. what appeals to “power” and “authority” can someone find in these documents

Answer 1

Power is essentially forced authority by a person or group of people on another group of people. The same authority derived from the mandate of the people is likely to stand longer, have lesser objections and smoother decisions. In contrast, power obtained by forced measures will be overthrown the minute the power-exerciser is careless. Thus, the latter type results in anarchy and instability.