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As a general rule, governments are unlimited in their powers. All free governments, perhaps all other governments, are entitled in some shape or other to… — Samuel Freeman Miller
The thing about Red Lanterns is that, while they have light powers and they have a power battery, they also have this weird shamanistic kind… — Charles Soule
Writers such as Richard Powers and the late David Foster Wallace have shown the path to a newer generation of writers for whom all national… — Giles Foden
I know that war and mayhem run in our blood. I refuse to believe that they must dominate our lives. We humans are animals, too,… — Donella Meadows
Religion forbids us from assuming a God-like character. This is especially true in politics and government, where limiting the power of the state, division of… — Abdolkarim Soroush
My powers are ordinary. Only my application brings me success. — Isaac Newton
Hackers are seen as shadowy figures with superhuman powers that threaten civilization. — Mitch Kapor
Liberty does not exist where rights are on one side and power on the other. To be liberty, rights must be armed with vital powers.… — Lucius Quintus Cincinnatus Lamar II
I had a very good sexual education. My mother was very advanced in that regard. She conveyed to me the sense of reverence and wonder… — Gioconda Belli
The greater the burden a man takes upon his shoulders, the stronger he must be to carry it. No words are unmentionable, no action or… — Bjornstjerne Bjornson
As scientists have discovered - or perhaps explained is a better word, or perhaps identified - we now live in the age of the Anthropocene.… — Kate Bernheimer
I read mostly science-fiction and fantasy when I was a teenager, and I was always drawn to stories where the characters had telepathic powers. — Ruth Glick
They are the weakest, however strong, who have no faith in themselves or their own powers. — Christian Nestell Bovee
Even so, one step from my grave, I believe that cruelty, spite, The powers of darkness will in time, Be crushed by the spirit of… — Boris Pasternak
I would rather excel others in the knowledge of what is excellent than in the extent of my powers and dominion. — Alexander the Great
Enter every activity without giving mental recognition to the possibility of defeat. Concentrate on your strengths, instead of your weaknesses... on your powers, instead of… — Paul J. Meyer
Everyone confesses that exertion which brings out all the powers of body and mind is the best thing for us; but most people do all… — Harriet Beecher Stowe
The great end of education is to discipline rather than to furnish the mind; to train it to the use of its own powers, rather… — Tryon Edwards
This is just what I have thought when I have seen slaves at work - they seem to go through the motions of labor without… — Frederick Law Olmsted
As a first step there must be an offer to achieve equality of rights in disarmament by abolishing the weapons forbidden to the Central Powers… — Arthur Henderson

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