Destructive Quote by George Davis Herron

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

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 possession of arbitrary power has always, the world over, tended irresistibly to destroy humane sensibility, magnanimity, and truth.

— Frederick Law Olmsted

“Every exercise of power incorporates a faint, almost imperceptible, element of contempt for those over whom the power is exercised. One can only dominate…

— Sándor Márai

“A general rule is drawn which never or rarely fails: that he who is the cause of another becoming powerful is ruined; because that…

— W.K. Marriott

“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

It's human nature to abuse power, no matter who you are.

— Naomi Wolf

Power is not a material possession that can be given, it is the ability to act. Power must be taken, it is never given.

— William Powell

The concept of power we admire is power over someone else.

— Jackson Katz

Most people abuse power. They use power to dominate others. They use power to destroy others. Ultimately when you do this, you lose it.

— Frederick Lenz

The problem isn't the abuse of power; it's the power to abuse.

— Mike Cloud

There are two kinds of power. One is power over, which is always destructive, and the other is power from within, which is a…

— Starhawk