Life Quote by Abraham Lincoln

There is a moral obligation, I think, not to ally oneself with power against the powerless.

— Chinua Achebe

Hence I have no mercy or compassion in me for a society that will crush people, and then penalize them for not being able…

— Malcolm X

It is part of the irony of life that the strongest feelings of devoted gratitude of which human nature seems to be susceptible, are…

— John Stuart Mill

“When you give to grow others’ capabilities, you create abundance in their lives. No matter who you are, you can give power to people…

— Tim Sanders

Some people are so worn down by the yoke of oppression that they give up.

— Martin Luther King, Jr

The more you care about the powerless, the more power you have. The more you serve those with no influence, the more influence God…

— Rick Warren

“It is of our nature to exceed ourselves. Overflowing the mesaure is built into what we are. So, too, is rejoicing in this superabundance…

— Terry Eagleton

“This is how power works. The ones at the top make use of ideals, beliefs and money to entice those below them to give…

— Chan Ho-Kei

I don't have a set of tenets, but I live an ethical life. I practice a humility that presupposes there's a power greater than…

— Michael J. Fox

If you have only been around people who use power in cruel and petty ways, then when you hear the very word, you may…

— Frederick Lenz

Candor and generosity, unless tempered by due moderation, lead to ruin

— Publius Cornelius Tacitus

I exhort you never to debase the moral currency or to lower the standard of rectitude, but to try others by the final maxim…

— Lord Acton