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A few great minds are enough to endow humanity with monstrous power, but a few great hearts are not enough read more
A few great minds are enough to endow humanity with monstrous power, but a few great hearts are not enough to make us worthy of using it.
Odin, thou whirlwind, what a threat is this
Thou threatenest what transcends thy might, even thine,
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Odin, thou whirlwind, what a threat is this
Thou threatenest what transcends thy might, even thine,
For of all powers the mightiest far art thou,
Lord over men on earth, and Gods in Heaven;
Yet even from thee thyself hath been withheld
One thing--to undo what thou thyself hast ruled.
Their insatiable lust for power is only equaled by their incurable impotence in exercising it.
Their insatiable lust for power is only equaled by their incurable impotence in exercising it.
Power is when you have every justification to kill someone, and then you don't
Power is when you have every justification to kill someone, and then you don't
We cannot live by power, and a culture that seeks to live by it becomes brutal and sterile. But we read more
We cannot live by power, and a culture that seeks to live by it becomes brutal and sterile. But we can die without it.
Power does not corrupt man; fools, however, if they get into a position of power, corrupt power.
Power does not corrupt man; fools, however, if they get into a position of power, corrupt power.
He who is devoid of the power to forgive, is devoid of the power to love.
He who is devoid of the power to forgive, is devoid of the power to love.
Vote: the instrument and symbol of a freeman's power to make a fool of himself and a wreck of his read more
Vote: the instrument and symbol of a freeman's power to make a fool of himself and a wreck of his country.
The greater the power, the more dangerous the abuse.
The greater the power, the more dangerous the abuse.