Relationship between Power and Authority

From Bartlett's Book of Anecdotes:

Alexander Woollcott met Chesterton for lunch at a London Restaurant. Chesterton expounded on various philosophical topics, including the relationship between power and authority. "If a rhinocerous were to enter this restaurant now, there is no denying he would have great power here. But I should be the first to rise and assure him that he had no authority whatsoever."

BTW, for a passage written by Chesterton on this topic, see this link.

http://platitudesundone.blogspot.com/2011/10/tyranny-is-opposite-of-authority.html