“The only way to predict the future is to have power to shape the future.”
— Eric Hoffer
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Mystical references to society and its programs
“Mystical references to society and its programs to help may warm the hearts of the gullible but what it really means is putting more power in the hands of bureaucrats.”
— Thomas Sowell
Author: Thomas Sowell
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Words to me were magic. You could
“Words to me were magic. You could say a word and it could conjure up all kinds of images or feelings or a chilly sensation or whatever. It was amazing to me that words had this power.”
— Amy Tan
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Every one, more or less, loves Power,
“Every one, more or less, loves Power, yet those who most wish for it are seldom the fittest to be trusted with it.”
— Samuel Richardson
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Separation of power says the judiciary committee
“Separation of power says the judiciary committee is supposed to confirm qualified judges and then what the Supreme Court does, that is their function, not my function.”
— Arlen Specter
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Power does not corrupt men; fools, however,
“Power does not corrupt men; fools, however, if they get into a position of power, corrupt power.”
— George Bernard Shaw
Author: George Bernard Shaw
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It takes a lot of courage to
“It takes a lot of courage to release the familiar and seemingly secure, to embrace the new. But there is no real security in what is no longer meaningful. There is more security in the adventurous and exciting, for in movement there is life, and in change there is power.”
— Alan Cohen
Author: Alan Cohen
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Those in possession of absolute power can
“Those in possession of absolute power can not only prophesy and make their prophecies come true, but they can also lie and make their lies come true.”
— Eric Hoffer
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My mother taught me that we all
“My mother taught me that we all have the power to achieve our dreams. What I lacked was the courage.”
— Clay Aiken
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Democracy shows not only its power in
“Democracy shows not only its power in reforming governments, but in regenerating a race of men and this is the greatest blessing of free governments.”
— Andrew Jackson
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The power of daring anything their fancy
“The power of daring anything their fancy suggest, as always been conceded to the painter and the poet.”
— Horace
Author: Horace
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