Abuse Quote by Anonymous

Power is what men seek, and any group that gets it will abuse it. It is the same story.

— Lincoln Steffens

Every man who has power is impelled to abuse it.

— Baron de Montesquieu

Power is what men seek and any group that gets it will abuse it.

— Lincoln Steffens

It's human nature to abuse power, no matter who you are.

— Naomi Wolf

I think all of our human Experience shows that no one with absolute power can be trusted to give it up even in part

— Louis D. Brandeis

Experience constantly proves that every man who has power is impelled to abuse it; he goes on till he is pulled up by some…

— Baron de Montesquieu

Unfortunately, however, power is sweet, and the man who in the beginning seeks power merely in order to have scope for his benevolence is…

— Bertrand Russell

That anyone who possesses power has a tendency to abuse it is an eternal truth. They tend to go as far as the barriers…

— Baron de Montesquieu

Abuse of power comes as no surprise

— Jenny Holzer

It's not just the abuse of power that's the problem. It's the power to abuse.

— Stefan Molyneux

Power is, in its nature, encroaching; and such is the human make that men who are vested with a share of it are generally…

— Samuel Adams

A fondness for power is implanted in most men, and it is natural to abuse it when acquired. This maxim, drawn from the experience…

— Alexander Hamilton