Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Comment on this quoteShare via Email Print this Page Daily Quotes Archives2003-07-09 Jul 9, 2003I had rather be shut up in a very modest cottage with my books, my family and a few old friends, dining on simple bacon, and letting the world roll on as it liked, than to occupy the most splendid post, which any human power can give.~ Thomas JeffersonIn some ways, certain books are more powerful by far than any battle.~ Henry WallaceWith virtue and quietness one may conquer the world.~ Lao-TzuAll authority is quite degrading.~ Oscar Wilde Jul 8, 2003From the saintly and single-minded idealist to the fanatic is often but a step.~ Friedrich August von HayekThose in possession of absolute power can not only prophesy and make their prophecies come true, but they can also lie and make their lies come true.~ Eric HofferIf absolute power corrupts absolutely, does absolute powerlessness make you pure?~ Harry Shearer Jul 7, 2003The sole advantage of power is that you can do more good.~ Baltasar Gracian Jul 4, 2003Fear is the foundation of most governments; but it is so sordid and brutal a passion, and renders men in whose breasts it predominates so stupid and miserable, that Americans will not be likely to approve of any political institution which is founded on it.~ John AdamsYou see what power is -- holding someone else's fear in your hand and showing it to them!~ Amy TanIt is when power is wedded to chronic fear that it becomes formidable.~ Eric HofferPower never takes a back step -- only in the face of more power.~ Malcolm X Jul 3, 2003The merit of our Constitution was, not that it promotes democracy, but checks it.~ Horatio SeymourPrivate opinion is weak, but public opinion is almost omnipotent.~ Harriet Beecher StowePeople demand freedom only when they have no power.~ Friedrich Nietzsche Previous week's quotes Next week's quotes Share on Facebook Tweet Email Print