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> [The only laws a man can truly respect are the ones he makes for himself.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-powell/the-only-laws-a-man-can-truly-respect-are-the-ones-he-makes-for/)

[William Powell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-powell/)

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## More by William Powell

> [I would warn against holsters with devices for quick-draw. Devices always fail when you need them most.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-powell/i-would-warn-against-holsters-with-devices-for-quick-draw-devices/)

[William Powell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-powell/)

> [I can fully appreciate the fury and anger that a person can feel when put through a humiliating experience by a cop, but I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-powell/i-can-fully-appreciate-the-fury-and-anger-that-a-person-can-feel-when/)

[William Powell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-powell/)

> [One of the greatest myths of all time is that so-called civilized man is no longer an animal, and for that reason can strive…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-powell/one-of-the-greatest-myths-of-all-time-is-that-so-called-civilized-man/)

[William Powell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-powell/)

> [Power is not a material possession that can be given, it is the ability to act. Power must be taken, it is never given.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-powell/power-is-not-a-material-possession-that-can-be-given-it-is-the/)

[William Powell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-powell/)

> [A revolution was never fought, throughout history, for ideals. Revolutions were fought for much more concrete things: food, clothes, housing, and to relieve intolerable…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-powell/a-revolution-was-never-fought-throughout-history-for-ideals/)

[William Powell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-powell/)

> [It has got to the point in this country where men believe they are men, just because that is their birthright. If that is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-powell/it-has-got-to-the-point-in-this-country-where-men-believe-they-are/)

[William Powell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-powell/)

> [My friends have stood by me marvelously in the ups and downs of my career. I don't believe there is anything more worthwhile in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-powell/my-friends-have-stood-by-me-marvelously-in-the-ups-and-downs-of-my/)

[William Powell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-powell/)

> [Nanotechnology is manufacturing with atoms.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-powell/nanotechnology-is-manufacturing-with-atoms/)

[William Powell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-powell/)

> [There is only one purpose in hand-to-hand combat, and that is to kill. Never face an enemy with the idea of knocking him out.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-powell/there-is-only-one-purpose-in-hand-to-hand-combat-and-that-is-to-kill/)

[William Powell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-powell/)

> [Unity is the only way in which the people of this country can overthrow the fascists, communists, capitalists, and all the other assholes who…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-powell/unity-is-the-only-way-in-which-the-people-of-this-country-can/)

[William Powell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-powell/)

> [It seems acceptable today to scream for revolution, without any concept of what will follow it. This is just what the forces at large…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-powell/it-seems-acceptable-today-to-scream-for-revolution-without-any/)

[William Powell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-powell/)

> [Why did God make so many dumb fools and Democrats?](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-powell/why-did-god-make-so-many-dumb-fools-and-democrats/)

[William Powell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-powell/)

> [Never before have self-suffiency and education been so important, and they are virtually inseparable from survival.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-powell/never-before-have-self-suffiency-and-education-been-so-important-and/)

[William Powell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-powell/)

> [I detest symbolic protest, as it is an outcry of weak, middle-of-the-road, liberal eunuchs. If an individual feels strongly enough about something to do…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-powell/i-detest-symbolic-protest-as-it-is-an-outcry-of-weak-middle-of-the/)

[William Powell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-powell/)

> [“Cultivate solitude, quiet and a few sincere friends, rather than mob merriment, noise and thousands of nodding acquaintances.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-powell/cultivate-solitude-quiet-and-a-few-sincere-friends-rather-than-mob/)

[William Powell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-powell/)

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