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Men are never very wise and select in the exercise of a new
power.
Men are never very wise and select in the exercise of a new
power.
We have the power to make this the best generation of mankind in the history of the world - or read more
We have the power to make this the best generation of mankind in the history of the world - or to make it the last.
God deliver me from the venom of the cobra, the tooth
of the tiger, and the vengeance of the Afghan.
God deliver me from the venom of the cobra, the tooth
of the tiger, and the vengeance of the Afghan.
The essence of Government is power; and power, lodged as it must be in human hands, will ever be liable read more
The essence of Government is power; and power, lodged as it must be in human hands, will ever be liable to abuse.
Self-reverence, self-knowledge, self-control -- these three alone lead to power.
Self-reverence, self-knowledge, self-control -- these three alone lead to power.
Power corrupts, and absolute power corrupts absolutely.
Power corrupts, and absolute power corrupts absolutely.
Iron hand in a velvet glove.
Iron hand in a velvet glove.
Fortune, which has a great deal of power in other matters but especially in war, can bring about great changes read more
Fortune, which has a great deal of power in other matters but especially in war, can bring about great changes in a situation through very slight forces.
Refuse to wave the flag
Refuse to move the missiles from the warehouse
to the dock.
Refuse to wave the flag
Refuse to move the missiles from the warehouse
to the dock.