Authority is linked to responsibility, which means knowing how to answer, both for oneself and for the world. This is also how it is linked to the power of speech. Demonstrating authority necessarily means knowing how to answer for one's actions. However, when everyone in the organization disclaims responsibility, they are no longer the author of their actions and take refuge in the anonymity of the crowd ("it's not me, it's everyone").

Actuellement et plus que jamais, les notions d’autorité et de pouvoir se confondent. Or, l’autorité n’est que ce qui légitime le pouvoir...