The essence of Government is power; and power, lodged as it must be in human hands, will ever be liable to abuse.
James Madison
The people are the only legitimate fountain of power, and it is from them that the constitutional charter, under which the several branches of... →
Where an excess of power prevails, property of no sort is duly respected. No man is safe in his opinions, his person, his faculties, or his... →
All men having power ought to be distrusted to a certain degree.
Wherever there is interest and power to do wrong, wrong will generally be done.
I believe there are more instances of the abridgement of freedom of the people by gradual and silent encroachments by those in power than by violent... →
The truth is that all men having power ought to be mistrusted.
I don't want to sound too Oprah-ish or anything like that, but I really believe that if you have the power to imagine particular things, you have... →
Rabindranath Maharaj
It is the Higher Power which does everything, and the man is only a tool. If he accepts that position, he is free from troubles; otherwise, he courts... →
Ramana Maharshi
I feel blessed to be a musician, and I know it's a power given to me from God that I must use in a very positive way.
Vusi Mahlasela