I agree because when you have integrity, you are able to build up authority. It is important to be firm in ones moral principals and to be able to spread that to those whom are willing to listen to you. With integrity, even to those who weren’t/aren’t willing to listen to you, your words will stay with them.
The words of a wise man never die, but of a stubborn one, the same cant be said.
Authority does not build integrity it builds tyranny and leads to things such as oppression, arrogance and the belief in which ones self if of more value and respect than others.
What is Authority worth if the people who are trying to rule over do not pay you no heed?
