Anyone entrusted with power will abuse it if not also animated with the love of truth and virtue no matter whether he be a prince or one of the people.

Whenever we seek to avoid the responsibility for our own behavior we do so by attempting to give that responsibility to some other individual or organization or entity. But this means we then give away our power to that entity.

The most efficient water power in the world - women's tears.

Heroes are those who can somehow resist the power of the situation and act out of noble motives or behave in ways that do not demean others when they easily can.

The general tendency of things throughout the world is to render mediocrity the ascendant power among mankind.

The power of daring anything their fancy suggest as always been conceded to the painter and the poet.

Power is not sufficient evidence of truth.

Odd how the creative power at once brings the whole universe to order.

The love of liberty is the love of others the love of power is the love of ourselves.

The only thing that white people have that black people need or should want is power-and no one holds power forever.

The only purpose for which power can be rightfully exercised over any member of a civilized community against his will is to prevent harm to others. His own good either physical or moral is not sufficient warrant.

Hateful is the power and pitiable is the life of those who wish to be feared rather than loved.

King's response to our crisis can be put in one word: revolution. A revolution in our priorities a reevaluation of our values a reinvigoration of our public life and a fundamental transformation of our way of thinking and living that promotes a transfer of power from oligarchs and plutocrats to everyday people and ordinary citizens.

The spread of civilisation may be likened to a fire first a feeble spark next a flickering flame then a mighty blaze ever increasing in speed and power.

The truth is that all men having power ought to be mistrusted.

The truth does not require a majority to prevail ladies and gentlemen. The truth is its own power. The truth will out. Never forget that.

It's sort of a feeling of power onstage. It's really the ability to make people smile or just to turn them one way or another for that duration of time and for it to have some effect later on. I don't really think it's power... it's the goodness.

They say the test of literary power is whether a man can write an inscription. I say 'Can he name a kitten?'

Those in possession of absolute power can not only prophesy and make their prophecies come true but they can also lie and make their lies come true.

You should see what our Founding Fathers used to say to each other and in the early part of our nation. But what they were able to do especially in Philadelphia in 1787 four months they argued about what a House should be what a Senate should be the power of the president the Congress the Supreme Court. And they had to deal with slavery.

Wherever there is interest and power to do wrong wrong will generally be done.

It is a strange desire to seek power and to lose liberty or to seek power over others and to lose power over a man's self.

The power to do good is also the power to do harm.

If all mankind minus one were of one opinion mankind would be no more justified in silencing that one person than he if he had the power would be justified in silencing mankind.