The Crucible and the Use of Authority

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…true authority became non existent, people were more willing to defy him and the courts after his own acts against justice. Authority cannot be appointed. There is good and evil to each person, regardless of position or social class. Authority can fall into the wrong hands at any time as a result of a title (i.e., Sudam Husain and Adolph Hitler.) True authority is earned, and used in benefit, not destruction, of man kind.