Abuse Quote by Jean de La Fontaine

Every man who has power is impelled to abuse it.

— Baron de Montesquieu

“In every stage of these Oppressions We have Petitioned for Redress in the most humble terms: Our repeated Petitions have been answered only by…

— Benjamin Franklin

A prince whose character is thus marked by every act which may define a tyrant, is unfit to be the ruler of a people…

— Thomas Jefferson

He who becomes a Prince through the favour of the people should always keep on good terms with them; which it is easy for…

— Niccolo Machiavelli

That prince is acceptable to me who becomes a prince among his people's servants.

— Mahatma Gandhi

“And when neither their property nor honour is touched, the majority of men live content, and he has only to contend with the ambition…

— Niccolò Machiavelli

But constant experience shows us that every man invested with power is apt to abuse it, and to carry his authority as far as…

— Anonymous

“He gets power from his line, his master,” I said, “it isn’t always about personal power.” “Truth and Wicked have no masters, do you?”…

— Laurell K. Hamilton

I love whom I love," Prince Lir repeated firmly. "You have no power over anything that matters.

— Peter S. Beagle

That prince is highly esteemed who conveys this impression of himself, and he who is highly esteemed is not easily conspired against; for, provided…

— Niccolo Machiavelli

Remember, the prince is like a mirror exposed to the eyes of all his subjects who continually look to him as a pattern on…

— Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor

It makes him contemptible to be considered fickle, frivolous, effeminate, mean-spirited, irresolute, from all of which a prince should guard himself as from a…

— Niccolo Machiavelli