Nearly all men can stand adversity, but if you want to test a man's character, give him power.

Nearly all men can stand adversity, but if you want to test a man's character, give him 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.

Calmness is the cradle of power.

Calmness is the cradle of power.

Their insatiable lust for power is only equaled by their incurable impotence in exercising it.

Their insatiable lust for power is only equaled by their incurable impotence in exercising it.

Those have most power to hurt us, that we love

Those have most power to hurt us, that we love

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

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

The only power any government has is the power to crack down on criminals. Well, when there aren't enough criminals, read more

The only power any government has is the power to crack down on criminals. Well, when there aren't enough criminals, one makes them. One declares so many things to be a crime that it becomes impossible for men to live without breaking laws.

All the powers in the universe are already ours. It is we who have put our hands before our eyes read more

All the powers in the universe are already ours. It is we who have put our hands before our eyes and cry that it is dark.

The attempt to combine wisdom and power has only rarely been successful and then only for a short while

The attempt to combine wisdom and power has only rarely been successful and then only for a short while