Cautious Quote by Tacitus

Leaders have power, but power is safe only in the hands of those who humble themselves to serve.

— John Stott

The property of power is to protect.

— Blaise Pascal

In the councils of government, we must guard against the acquisition of unwarranted influence, whether sought or unsought, by the military-industrial complex. The potential…

— Dwight D. Eisenhower

“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

Where an excess of power prevails, property of no sort is duly respected. No man is safe in his opinions, his person, his faculties,…

— James Madison

Power is always dangerous. Power attracts the worst and corrupts the best.

— Edward Abbey

The institution of delegated power implies that there is a portion of virtue and honor among mankind which may be a reasonable foundation of…

— Alexander Hamilton

One of the many reasons that Padma will always be a secondary power on the Council is his belief that all power must be…

— Laurell K. Hamilton

Power people are generally threatened by authority people...

— James Hunter

Power in any Form . . . when directed only by human Wisdom and Benevolence is dangerous.

— John Adams

Nothing destroys authority more than the unequal and untimely interchange of power stretched too far and relaxed too much.

— Anonymous

Power is of an encroaching nature.

— James Madison