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    Do not ever say that the desire to 'do good' by force is a good motive. Neither power-lust nor stupidity are good motives.

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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.]

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Fortune, which has a great deal of power in other matters but especially in war, can bring about great changes read more

Fortune, which has a great deal of power in other matters but especially in war, can bring about great changes in a situation through very slight forces.

by Julius Caesar Found in: Power Quotes,
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A few great minds are enough to endow humanity with monstrous power, but a few great hearts are not enough read more

A few great minds are enough to endow humanity with monstrous power, but a few great hearts are not enough to make us worthy of using it.

by Jean Rostand Found in: Power Quotes,
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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.

by Aldous Huxley Found in: Power Quotes,
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Never forget that the most powerful force on earth is love.

Never forget that the most powerful force on earth is love.

by Nelson Rockefeller Found in: Power Quotes,
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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.

by James Madison Found in: Power Quotes,
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Every dictator uses religion as a prop to keep himself in power.

Every dictator uses religion as a prop to keep himself in power.

by Benazir Bhutto 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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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.]

by Pierre Corneille Found in: Power Quotes,
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