Artistry Quote by Frank Herbert

“There exists a limit to the force even the most powerful may apply without destroying themselves. Judging this limit is the true artistry of…

— Frank Herbert

No government power can be abused long. Mankind will not bear it.

— Samuel Johnson

No government power can be abused long. Mankind will not bear it.... There is a remedy in human nature against tyranny, that will keep…

— Samuel Johnson

Government force is derived from the sum of the physical force each citizen could exert which by one citizen himself would be ineffective, but…

— Ludwig von Mises

The essence of Government is power; and power, lodged as it must be in human hands, will ever be liable to abuse.

— James Madison

“All governments, even these precious “democracies,” derive all their power by force. Do something the government doesn’t want, like, say, cross the street against…

— S. Evan Townsend

Nothing can destroy a government more quickly than its failure to observe its own laws, or worse, its disregard of the charter of its…

— Tom C. Clark

Power should not be concentrated in the hands of so few, and powerlessness in the hands of so many.

— Maggie Kuhn

Government has within it a tendency to abuse its powers.

— John C. Calhoun

Government power is always abused by seizing and perverting the law. And with few exceptions, government always determines what is law.

— John Galt

And yet even among the friends of liberty, many people are deceived into believing that government can make them safe from all harm, provide…

— Ron Paul

Well, I think, by definition, all power has limits.

— Hillary Clinton