Absolute power Quote by Lucan

“Let him then have powers commensurate with his utmost possible need, only let him be held strictly responsible for the exercise of them. Any…

— Richard Henry Dana Jr

“A ruler who discerning justice refuseth to it the sanction of law, demanding abnegation of rights and self-sacrifice, will not drive his subjects to…

— J.R.R. Tolkien

Man who man would be, must rule the empire of himself.

— Percy Bysshe Shelley

If, therefore, there is any one superior in virtue and in the power of performing the best actions, him we ought to follow and…

— Aristotle

He that would make his own liberty secure, must guard even his enemy from opposition; for if he violates this duty he establishes a…

— Thomas Paine

He that would make his own liberty secure, must guard even his enemy from oppression; for if he violates this duty, he establishes a…

— Thomas Paine

A good judge should never boast of his power, because he can do nothing but what he can do justly: he is not the…

— Thomas F. Wilson

Though, when a people shall have become incapable of governing themselves and fit for a master, it is of little consequence from what quarter…

— George Washington

He who would govern his actions by the laws of virtue must regulate his thoughts by those of reason.

— Samuel Johnson

To withdraw ourselves from the law of the strong, we have found ourselves obliged to submit to justice. Justice or might, we must choose…

— Luc de Clapiers

A ruler makes use of the majority and neglects the minority, and so he does not devote himself to virtue but to law.

— Han Fei

He that would have his virtue published, is not the servant of virtue, but glory.

— Ben Jonson