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Power ought to serve as a check to power.
Power ought to serve as a check to power.
Refuse to wave the flag
Refuse to move the missiles from the warehouse
to the dock.
Refuse to wave the flag
Refuse to move the missiles from the warehouse
to the dock.
Those have most power to hurt us, that we love
Those have most power to hurt us, that we love
Calmness is the cradle of power.
Calmness is the cradle of power.
Power corrupts, and absolute power corrupts absolutely.
Power corrupts, and absolute power corrupts absolutely.
Self-reverence, self-knowledge, self-control -- these three alone lead to power.
Self-reverence, self-knowledge, self-control -- these three alone lead to power.
Give me a lever long enough
And a prop strong enough,
I can single handed move the read more
Give me a lever long enough
And a prop strong enough,
I can single handed move the world.
Dim with the mist of years, gray flits the shade of power.
Dim with the mist of years, gray flits the shade of power.
Whoever can do as he pleases, commands when he entreats.
[Fr., Qui peut ce qui lui plait, commande alors read more
Whoever can do as he pleases, commands when he entreats.
[Fr., Qui peut ce qui lui plait, commande alors qu'il prie.]
