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When power leads man towards arrogance, poetry reminds him of his limitations. When power narrows the area of man's concern, poetr ...
People on the East Coast regard people west of, say, Philadelphia as either slightly cute or slightly repugnant, alien life forms. ...
Power tends to corrupt, and absolute power corrupts absolutely. Great men are almost always bad man.
Power tires only those who do not have it.
Power is action; the electoral principle is discussion. No political action is possible when discussion is permanently established ...
Absolute power can only be supported by error, ignorance and prejudice.
Language has not the power to speak what love indites:
The Soul lies buried in the ink that writes.
Children in home-school conflict situations often receive a double message from their parents: "The school is the hope for your fu ...
Moons are no more bounds to spiritual power than bat-balls.
In literary circles, the men of trust and consideration, bookmakers, editors, university deans and professors, bishops, too, were ...
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