Checks Quote by Baron de Montesquieu

Power ought to serve as a check to power.

— Anonymous

Power is the recognition of necessity.

— Abraham Rotstein

The most important thing about power is to make sure you don't have to use it.

— Edwin Land

Power should be a check on power.

— Baron de Montesquieu

The purpose of getting power is to be able to give it away.

— Aneurin Bevan

How necessary it is at all times to watch against the attempted encroachment of power, and to prevent its running to excess.

— Thomas Paine

Power must never be trusted without a check.

— John Adams

Having power is not nearly as important as what you choose to do with it.

— Roald Dahl

The property of power is to protect.

— Blaise Pascal

My opinion is, that power should always be distrusted, in whatever hands it is placed.

— William Jones

Power always has to be kept in check; power exercised in secret, especially under the cloak of national security, is doubly dangerous.

— William Proxmire

Our ability to receive is a necessary component if we desire to own our power, claim our worth and live fearlessly.

— Rhonda Britten