Quotes 321 till 340 of 983.
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In making the great experiment of governing people by consent rather than by coercion, it is not sufficient that the party in power should have a majority. It is just as necessary that the party in power should never outrage the minority.
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In many cases, Obama's exercise of authoritarian power is criminal. His executive branch is responsible for violations of the Arms Export Control Act in shipping weapons to Syria, the Espionage Act in Libya, and IRS law with regard to the targeting of conservative groups.
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In my opinion, most of the great men of the past were only there for the beer - the wealth, prestige and grandeur that went with the power.
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In order to be vigorously continued, nuclear power must be profoundly modified.
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In order to make a choice, you need the power to see there is one.
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In the age of globalization pooled sovereignty means more power, not less.
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In the general course of human nature, A power over a man's subsistence amounts to a power over his will.
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In the main it will be found that a power over a man's support (salary) is a power over his will.
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In the new Code of Laws which I suppose it will be necessary for you to make I desire you would Remember the Ladies, and be more generous and favorable to them than your ancestors. Do not put such unlimited power into the hands of the Husbands. Remember all Men would be tyrants if they could. If perticular care and attention is not paid to the Ladies we are determined to foment a Rebelion, and will not hold ourselves bound by any Laws in which we have no voice, or Representation.
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In the past, those who foolishly sought power by riding on the back of the tiger ended up inside.
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In the same way that we need statesmen to spare us the abjection of exercising power, we need scholars to spare us the abjection of learning.
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In the theory of gender I began from zero. There is no masculine power or privilege I did not covet. But slowly, step by step, decade by decade, I was forced to acknowledge that even a woman of abnormal will cannot escape her hormonal identity.
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In the United States, though power corrupts, the expectation of power paralyzes.
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In your power, all the same. Subject to your will and your demands. No longer free! No! That's a thought I'll never endure! Never.
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India, in particular, is looking to develop nuclear power for domestic, commercial use, and we should work with them. This is a good deal for both countries.
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Information is not power. If information were power, then librarians would be the most powerful people on the planet.
Source: Speech at Social Work Futures Conference, Houston, Tex., 23 May 1994 -
Investors are impatient and they are also desperate for the 'next big thing,' and they are not paying attention to the fact that the 'next big thing' can be an economic crisis that they have created by being very irresponsible with their power.
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Ironically, women who acquire power are more likely to be criticized for it than are the men who have always had it.
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It amazes me that parents are allowed to raise kids. There's so much power and often very little accountability.
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It is a power stronger than will. Could a stone escape from the laws of gravity? Impossible. Impossible, for evil to form an alliance with good.
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