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Inherent Quotes by Eric Hoffer
- Absolute power corrupts even when exercised for humane purposes. The benevolent despot who sees himself as a shepherd of the people still demands from others…
- They who lack talent expect things to happen without effort. They ascribe failure to a lack of inspiration or ability, or to misfortune, rather than…
- The unpredictability inherent in human affairs is due largely to the fact that the by-products of a human process are more fateful than the product.
- The sense of inferiority inherent in the act of imitation breeds resentment. The impulse of the imitators is to overcome the model they imitate.
- The taint inherent in absolute power is not its inhumanity but its antihumanity.
- Unlike the pattern which seems to prevail in the rest of life, in the human species the weak not only survive but often triumph over…
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- The constitutions of most of our States assert that all power is inherent in the people; that... it is their right and… — Thomas Jefferson
- That all men are by nature equally free and independent, and have certain inherent rights, of which, when they enter into a… — John J. Sweeney
- As a matter of international law, the United States is in an armed conflict with al-Qa'ida, the Taliban, and associated forces, in… — John O. Brennan
- Socialism is a philosophy of failure, the creed of ignorance, and the gospel of envy, its inherent virtue is the equal sharing… — Winston Churchill
- The actual tragedies of life bear no relation to one's preconceived ideas. In the event, one is always bewildered by their simplicity,… — Jean Cocteau
- To procrastinate seems inherent in man, for if you do to-day that you may enjoy to-morrow it is but deferring the enjoyment;… — Benjamin Haydon
- The right of revolution is an inherent one. When people are oppressed by their government, it is a natural right they enjoy… — Ulysses S. Grant
- The Bible and its teachings helped form the basis for the Founding Fathers' abiding belief in the inalienable rights of the individual,… — Ronald Reagan