Arbitrary Quote by Frederick Law Olmsted

The possession of power over others is inherently destructive both to the possessor of the power and to those over whom it is exercised.

— George Davis Herron

We live in a world which respects power above all things. Power, intelligently directed, can lead to more freedom. Unwisely directed, it can be…

— Mary McLeod Bethune

Power without authority is tyranny.

— Jacques Maritain

“Absolute power could, as its defenders argued, be enlightened, beneficial, and benign. To liberals that was not enough. Absolute power could also change its…

— Edmund Fawcett

The disposition of all power is to abuses, nor does it at all mend the matter that its possessors are a majority.

— James F. Cooper

“Power can be hoarded by the mighty or stolen from the innocent.Power provides the ability to choose. But has a proclivity for corruption. The…

— Emily Thorne

All power is inherent in the people.

— Thomas Jefferson

The great soul of power extends far beyond states, to every domain of life, from families to international affairs. And throughout, every form of…

— Noam Chomsky

The disposition of all power is to abuses, nor does it at all mend the matter that its possessors are a majority. Unrestrained political…

— James F. Cooper

“The enjoyment of power inevitably corrupts the judgement of reason, and perverts its liberty.”

— Immanuel Kant

“power that isn’t really justified by the will of the governed should be dismantled.”

— Noam Chomsky

But there are no institutions on earth which enable each separate person to have a hand in the exercise of Power, for Power is…

— Bertrand de Jouvenel