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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.
There is nothing which power cannot believe of itself, when it is
praised as equal to the gods.
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There is nothing which power cannot believe of itself, when it is
praised as equal to the gods.
[Lat., Nihil est quod credere de se
Non possit, quum laudatur dis aequa potestas.]
Power is always dangerous. Power attracts the worst and corrupts the best.
Power is always dangerous. Power attracts the worst and corrupts the best.
Nothing destroys authority so much as the unequal and untimely interchange of power, pressed too far and relaxed too much.
Nothing destroys authority so much as the unequal and untimely interchange of power, pressed too far and relaxed too much.
The only real power comes out of a long rifle.
The only real power comes out of a long rifle.
Power corrupts, and absolute power corrupts absolutely.
Power corrupts, and absolute power corrupts absolutely.
To know the pains of power, we must go to those who have it; to
know its pleasures, we read more
To know the pains of power, we must go to those who have it; to
know its pleasures, we must go to those who are seeking it: the
pains of power are real, its pleasure imaginary.
When you start to develop your powers of empathy and imagination, the whole world opens up to you.
When you start to develop your powers of empathy and imagination, the whole world opens up to you.
