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We often say how impressive power is. But I do not find it impressive at all. The guns and the read more
We often say how impressive power is. But I do not find it impressive at all. The guns and the bombs, the rockets and the warships, are all symbols of human failure. They are necessary symbols. They protect what we cherish. But they are witness to hum.
Iron hand in a velvet glove.
Iron hand in a velvet glove.
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.
The most powerful person is he who is able to do least himself and burden others most with the things read more
The most powerful person is he who is able to do least himself and burden others most with the things for which he lends his name and pockets the credit.
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.
There is nothing which power cannot believe of itself, when it is
praised as equal to the gods.
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There is nothing which power cannot believe of itself, when it is
praised as equal to the gods.
[Lat., Nihil est quod credere de se
Non possit, quum laudatur dis aequa potestas.]
Power does not corrupt man; fools, however, if they get into a position of power, corrupt power.
Power does not corrupt man; fools, however, if they get into a position of power, corrupt power.
The only real power comes out of a long rifle.
The only real power comes out of a long rifle.
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.
