Auctoritas
Auctoritas
St. Augustine distinguishes divine from human authorityAuctoritas autem partim divina est, partim humanased vera, firma, summa ea est quae divina nominatur. Thus God is the highest authority. It is distinctly advantageous to rely on authorityAuctoritati credere magnum compendium. est, nullus labor. Both authority and reason impel us to learnNulli autem dubium est gemino pondere nos impelli ad discendum, auctoritatis atque rationis. — J.J.R.