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    Nothing destroys authority so much as the unequal and untimely interchange of power, pressed too far and relaxed too much.

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We cannot live by power, and a culture that seeks to live by it becomes brutal and sterile. But we read more

We cannot live by power, and a culture that seeks to live by it becomes brutal and sterile. But we can die without it.

by Max Lerner Found in: Power Quotes,
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Without his rod revers'd,
And backward mutters of dissevering power.

Without his rod revers'd,
And backward mutters of dissevering power.

by John Milton Found in: Power Quotes,
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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.

by Unknown Found in: Power Quotes,
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The power of man has grown in every sphere, except over himself.

The power of man has grown in every sphere, except over himself.

by Winston Churchill Found in: Power Quotes,
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Vote: the instrument and symbol of a freeman's power to make a fool of himself and a wreck of his read more

Vote: the instrument and symbol of a freeman's power to make a fool of himself and a wreck of his country.

by Ambrose Bierce Found in: Power Quotes,
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Power is always dangerous. Power attracts the worst and corrupts the best.

Power is always dangerous. Power attracts the worst and corrupts the best.

by Edward Abbey Found in: Power Quotes,
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Make the best use of what is in your power, and take the rest as it happens.

Make the best use of what is in your power, and take the rest as it happens.

by Epictetus Found in: Power Quotes,
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The only real power comes out of a long rifle.

The only real power comes out of a long rifle.

by Joseph Stalin Found in: Power Quotes,
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Patience and Gentleness is Power.
- Leigh Hunt (James Henry Leigh Hunt),

Patience and Gentleness is Power.
- Leigh Hunt (James Henry Leigh Hunt),

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