Power does not justify sin. Power is not virtue. Virtue is that which lasts inspite of power
Jefferson was ambivalent about executive power – until he bore executive responsibility.
This is the power of a kiss: It does not have the power to kill you. But it has the power to bring you to life.
Every country that's ever been the most powerful country in the world ceases to be the most powerful country in the world at some point.
You know, if you think about it, the most powerful people on this earth probably never raise their voices - they just say it and people hop to, because they have that power.
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 value of the majority lies not in the opportunity to wield great power, but in the chance to use power to do great things.
Numerous politicians have seized absolute power and muzzled the press. Never in history has the press seized absolute power and muzzled the politicians.
There is no one in al-Nahda that is 'violence is a means of change or to keep power.' Everyone in al-Nahda believes that democracy is the only way to reach power and to stay in power.
Education is the power to think clearly, the power to act well in the worlds work, and the power to appreciate life.
If absolute power corrupts absolutely, does absolute powerlessness make you pure?
All the waste in a year from a nuclear power plant can be stored under a desk.
The most powerful men were those who most effectively used the power of adult competence to enforce childish agreements.
There are many powerful men and women in mobile. I'm fortunate to be part of that group. By no means do I think I'm the most powerful person.
Capitalism is the most powerful tool for positive social change.
Every age develops its own peculiar forms of pathology, which express in exaggerated form its underlying character structure.
The problem of Italy is not really a question of age. Japan has an older population, and it is now in full economic recovery. The problem is that Italy is old in the structure of the society.
When the basic status of a theory is clear, and all that needs to be cleared are details, you can collaborate. But if the main structure of a hypothesis isn't established, and you want to change the paradigm - like it was the case in the 1960s - it's...
First, there is the bare beauty of the logs themselves with their long lines and firm curves. Then there is the open charm felt of the structural features which are not hidden under plaster and ornament, but are clearly revealed, a charm felt in Japa...
It does not seem that the contradiction which exists between the aristocratic function of art and the democratic structure of modern society can ever be resolved.
What mattered at fifty-eight was what had mattered at eighteen: breeding and good bone structure.
