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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.
All gods are homemade, and it is we who pull their strings, and so, give them the power to pull read more
All gods are homemade, and it is we who pull their strings, and so, give them the power to pull ours.
The essence of Government is power; and power, lodged as it must be in human hands, will ever be liable read more
The essence of Government is power; and power, lodged as it must be in human hands, will ever be liable to abuse.
Neither art thou the man to catch the fiend and hold him!
[Ger., Du bist noch nicht der Mann read more
Neither art thou the man to catch the fiend and hold him!
[Ger., Du bist noch nicht der Mann den Teufel festzuhalten.]
The imbecility of men is always inviting the impudence of power.
The imbecility of men is always inviting the impudence of power.
The only way to predict the future is to have power to shape the future.
The only way to predict the future is to have power to shape the future.
My opinion is, that power should always be distrusted, in
whatever hands it is placed.
My opinion is, that power should always be distrusted, in
whatever hands it is placed.
Those who do not wish to kill any one, wish they had the power.
[Lat., Et qui nolunt occidere read more
Those who do not wish to kill any one, wish they had the power.
[Lat., Et qui nolunt occidere quemquam
Posse volunt.]
I believe in one thing only, the power of human will.
I believe in one thing only, the power of human will.