But constant experience shows us that every man invested with power is apt to abuse it, and to carry his authority as far as it will go.
Charles de Secondat
Power ought to serve as a check to power.
Slavery, properly so called, is the establishment of a right which gives to one man such a power over another as renders him absolute master of his... →
When the body of the people is possessed of the supreme power, it is called a democracy.
The power dynamics in a relationship are going to be fluid over a long period of time, so to wait for 'perfect' is going to be a mistake.
Jason Segel
As a culture or a civilisation, we are a bit juvenile; it's like 'Oh, I have all this power, whoa, this is so cool, I can transform the earth... →
Tino Sehgal
There's different kinds of laughs. It's like a baseball lineup: this guy's your power hitter, this guy gets on base, this guy works out... →
Jerry Seinfeld
I do not mean that you could continue to do this with propriety or even with safety; I merely assert that the power is, in point of fact, in your... →
Jay Alan Sekulow
I'm an anarchist. I'm implacably opposed to heirarchical systems of power and control. I also mistrust crowds, as they often operate... →
Will Self
Political activists of all stripes are usually a wacky bunch, and never more so than in a system like Britain's, where power is effected via the... →