“You see, we often get noncreative leaders, people most interested in preserving their own positions. They flock around centers of power. Such… — Frank Herbert Copy Share Image
There is no evidence to support the belief that Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev ever questioned Americas power. He questioned only the President's… — Lord Acton Copy Share Image
Absolute power, as we have always known, corrupts absolutely; it corrupts because it does not do the trick for the individual. Reality… — Irvin D. Yalom Copy Share Image
Writing might be unalloyed joy, were it not for the fact that power is always shadowed by responsibility. Thankfully, the absolute power… — Brian Stableford Copy Share Image
I tend to be more arrogant on stage. Far more ignorant. I sometimes say what I think and sometimes say the opposite… — Sarah Silverman Copy Share Image
The president has the power to sign or veto a bill. If he signs it, it becomes law. If he vetoes it,… — Richard Painter Copy Share Image
“The stars and planets do not guide us. Instead, they are guided by the core of our being and reflect our physical… — Matthew A. Petti Copy Share Image
“Honestly, I don't really care whether Jesus had ever walked upon planet earth or not. I'm only interested in three great ideas… — Toba Beta Copy Share Image
“As science attained unprecedented power through its ability to predict and control certain limited aspects of nature, it also began to overshadow… — Dean Radin Copy Share Image
“Let no one ever intimidate you, you are standing on no one's ground. But again, some have claimed the earth as their… — Bangambiki Habyarimana Copy Share Image
“MAO TSE-TUNG, who for decades held absolute power over the lives of one-quarter of the world’s population, was responsible for well over… — Jung Chang Copy Share Image
“You must never forget that dealing with a monarch is not like dealing with an ordinary man,” Ibn Sina said. “A king… — Noah Gordon Copy Share Image
Do you know what love is? Love is an absolute power of self-totality. Love is not what you think love is. Love… — Harbhajan Singh Yogi Copy Share Image
“Lijuan warned Raphael I’d make him a little bit mortal.' 'You have.' Quiet equanimity. 'And you worry you’ve weakened him. You have.'… — Nalini Singh Copy Share Image
The notion of "humanity" as a form of transcendence derives, I think, from the conviction that intellectuality possesses an absolute power, from… — Talal Asad Copy Share Image
Rulers who destroy men's freedom commonly begin by trying to retain its forms. ... They cherish the illusion that they can combine… — Alexis de Tocqueville Copy Share Image
I cannot accept your canon that we are to judge Pope and King unlike other men, with a favorable presumption that they… — Lord Acton Copy Share Image
“Absolute power could, as its defenders argued, be enlightened, beneficial, and benign. To liberals that was not enough. Absolute power could also… — Edmund Fawcett Copy Share Image
The fundamental article of my political creed is that despotism, or limited sovereignty, or absolute power is the same [whether] in a… — John Adams Copy Share Image
“It must be admitted that such things were common coin of the period. Kingdoms were often handed over to adolescents, whose absolute… — Maurice Druon Copy Share Image
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