“But constant experience shows us that every man invested with power is apt to abuse it, and to carry his authority as far as it will go.”
— Charles de Secondat
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Communism has never come to power in
“Communism has never come to power in a country that was not disrupted by war or corruption, or both.”
— John F. Kennedy
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Using the power of decision gives you
“Using the power of decision gives you the capacity to get past any excuse to change any and every part of your life in an instant.”
— Tony Robbins
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Nothing can add more power to your
“Nothing can add more power to your life than concentrating all your energies on a limited set of targets.”
— Nido Qubein
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There are many respects in which America,
“There are many respects in which America, if it can bring itself to act with the magnanimity and the empathy appropriate to its size and power, can be an intelligent example to the world.”
— J. William Fulbright
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Sir, I am no sycophant or worshipper
“Sir, I am no sycophant or worshipper of power anywhere.”
— Benjamin F. Wade
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There will be no end to the
“There will be no end to the troubles of states, or of humanity itself, till philosophers become kings in this world, or till those we now call kings and rulers really and truly become philosophers, and political power and philosophy thus come into the same hands.”
— Plato
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The dangers of a concentration of all
“The dangers of a concentration of all power in the general government of a confederacy so vast as ours are too obvious to be disregarded.”
— Franklin Pierce
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As regards the individual nature, woman is
“As regards the individual nature, woman is defective and misbegotten, for the active power of the male seed tends to the production of a perfect likeness in the masculine sex; while the production of a woman comes from defect in the active power.”
— Thomas Aquinas
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Everybody has something that chews them up
“Everybody has something that chews them up and, for me, that thing was always loneliness. The cinema has the power to make you not feel lonely, even when you are.”
— Tom Hanks
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Power should not be concentrated in the
“Power should not be concentrated in the hands of so few, and powerlessness in the hands of so many.”
— Maggie Kuhn
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