Dictate
Definition: Dictates: plural noun. An order or principle that must be obeyed. Lay down authoritatively; prescribe. Say or read aloud (words to be typed, written down, or recorded on tape).
Number of Quotes: 1
Facts are stubborn things; and whatever may be our wishes, our inclinations, or
the dictates of our passions, they cannot alter the state of facts and evidence.
John Adams