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title: "7 Question Power Quotes by 6 authors"
description: "Browse 7 Question Power quotes by 6 authors. Discover the best Question Power sayings and thoughts."
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> [What is translated from English and into English - and in what quantities - is a question of power.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ngugi-wa-thiong-o/what-is-translated-from-english-and-into-english-and-in-what/)

[Ngugi wa Thiong'o](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ngugi-wa-thiong-o/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/bfd/ngugi-wa-thiong-o-15984_power_what-is-translated-from-english-and-into_244620.png)

> [ Every word of \[the Constitution\] decides a question between power and liberty. ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-madison/every-word-of-the-constitution-decides-a-question-between-power-and/)

[James Madison](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-madison/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/53d/james-madison-373_freedom_every-word-of-the-constitution-decides-a_331307.png)

> [It's not a question of how much power you can hoard for yourself, but how much you can give away.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/benjamin-zander/it-s-not-a-question-of-how-much-power-you-can-hoard-for-yourself-but/)

[Benjamin Zander](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/benjamin-zander/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/553/benjamin-zander-20848_giving_it-s-not-a-question-of-how-much-power-yo_342416.jpg)

> [“don’t you question the power of God!”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/e-n-joy/don-t-you-question-the-power-of-god/)

[E.N. Joy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/e-n-joy/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/eec/e-n-joy-7908_god_don-t-you-question-the-power-of-god-5203_520365.jpg)

> [Every word decides a question between power and liberty.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-madison/every-word-decides-a-question-between-power-and-liberty/)

[James Madison](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-madison/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/426/james-madison-373_freedom_every-word-decides-a-question-between-po_1943719.png)

> [a question has the most power before we rush to answer it, when it is still making us think, still testing us.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jacqueline-winspear/a-question-has-the-most-power-before-we-rush-to-answer-it-when-it-is/)

[Jacqueline Winspear](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jacqueline-winspear/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3a0/jacqueline-winspear-9117_answer_a-question-has-the-most-power-before-we_1991418.png)

> [My job in my work is not to acquire power; it's to question power.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anna-deavere-smith/my-job-in-my-work-is-not-to-acquire-power-it-s-to-question-power/)

[Anna Deavere Smith](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anna-deavere-smith/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/37b/anna-deavere-smith-4847_jobs_my-job-in-my-work-is-not-to-acquire-powe_2374677.png)

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