No man deserves to be praised for his goodness who has it not in his power to be wicked. Goodness without that power is generally nothing more than sloth or an impotence of will.

It is a paradox that every dictator has climbed to power on the ladder of free speech. Immediately on attaining power each dictator has suppressed all free speech except his own.

Eulogy. Praise of a person who has either the advantages of wealth and power or the consideration to be dead.

Mystical references to society and its programs to help may warm the hearts of the gullible but what it really means is putting more power in the hands of bureaucrats.

Clairvoyant n.: A person commonly a woman who has the power of seeing that which is invisible to her patron - namely that he is a blockhead.

Black Power is giving power to people who have not had power to determine their destiny.

Machines are worshipped because they are beautiful and valued because they confer power they are hated because they are hideous and loathed because they impose slavery.

Next to enjoying ourselves the next greatest pleasure consists in preventing others from enjoying themselves or more generally in the acquisition of power.

Much that passes as idealism is disguised hatred or disguised love of power.

By giving people the power to share we're making the world more transparent.

The only real power comes out of a long rifle.

If those in charge of our society - politicians corporate executives and owners of press and television - can dominate our ideas they will be secure in their power. They will not need soldiers patrolling the streets. We will control ourselves.

I believe in delegating power.

Well I think by definition all power has limits.

True contentment is a thing as active as agriculture. It is the power of getting out of any situation all that there is in it. It is arduous and it is rare.

I believe in one thing only the power of human will.

In the past a leader was a boss. Today's leaders must be partners with their people... they no longer can lead solely based on positional power.

Liberty according to my metaphysics is a self-determining power in an intellectual agent. It implies thought and choice and power.

One should never forbid what one lacks the power to prevent.

Most powerful is he who has himself in his own power.

Except our own thoughts there is nothing absolutely in our power.

We all have our own life to pursue our own kind of dream to be weaving and we all have the power to make wishes come true as long as we keep believing.

If you must break the law do it to seize power: in all other cases observe it.

All too often arrogance accompanies strength and we must never assume that justice is on the side of the strong. The use of power must always be accompanied by moral choice.