Predominant Power Quotes
- In a republic this rule ought to be observed: that the majority should not have the predominant power. — Marcus Tullius Cicero
- I have appealed to our own experience for the truth of what I advance on this subject [that the legislative power is the predominant power].… — James Madison
- Addressing global resentment cannot be put off. If we do not learn to use our predominant power with great restraint, we will antagonize the world. — Lee H. Hamilton