Danger Quote by Baldur von Schirach

The appetite for power is old and irrepressible in humankind, and in its action almost always destructive.

— Barbara Tuchman

We forget the nature of true power. The power within is abundance. The power without is greed.

— Terry Tempest Williams

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

Power attracts the corruptible. Suspect any who seek it.

— Frank Herbert

Power has long been regarded as morally corrosive, and we often suspect the intentions of those who seek it.

— Gary Hamel

It is not power itself, but the legitimation of the lust for power, which corrupts absolutely

— Bertrand Russell

Power is of an encroaching nature.

— James Madison

To assume all the powers is not good for anybody. Power corrupts and absolute power corrupts absolutely. All those experiments have a bad ending.

— Rafael Correa

Power in any Form . . . when directed only by human Wisdom and Benevolence is dangerous.

— John Adams

Power is always dangerous. Power attracts the worst and corrupts the best.

— Edward Abbey

But every time new powers emerge they have to find their balance. New powers are emerging, old powers are declining. It's not that process…

— George Friedman

The nature of power is such that even those who have not sought it, but have had it forced upon them, tend to acquire…

— Aldous Huxley