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RULE #12
Respect Authority

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arents, Teachers, Elders, and Law Enforcement are placed in your
life as a gift to protect you. You will gain authority by respecting authority.

You don't have to agree with a person or their outlook on life in order
for you to respect their position. For example, your teachers who expect
you give your very best effort in their classes should always be respected. For you to give your best is a reasonable expectation.
People will give you more responsibility, power, authority, and freedom
based upon how you honor other peoples’ authority. Because of the way
that I have treated important business people, they have come to me
and asked me for advice. I have been paid a very respectable amount of
money to come and share my skills with them in order to bring them
more profit. I do not gain business owners’ respect, trust and authority
by dishonoring their position of authority.

RESPECT L AW ENFORCEMENT
When I get pulled over by a police officer, I get respect from officers
because I give respect to them. I am extra careful to give them what
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