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Quote by Paul Wellstone
The American polity is infected with a serious imbalance of power

The American polity is infected with a serious imbalance of power between elites and masses, a power which is the principal threat to our democracy. – Paul Wellstone

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If a teacher does not involve himself, his values, his commitments, in the course of discussion, why should the students? – Paul Wellstone

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Our politics are our deepest form of expression: they mirror our past experiences and reflect our dreams and aspirations for the future. – Paul Wellstone

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Vision without power does bring moral elevation but cannot give a lasting culture. – Muhammad Iqbal

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I think actors are getting so much more power these days, but Im not. I stay very much away from the decisions, the way in which things are orchestrated, whats been changed. I just try to stay completely in the role as the actor and as the character. – Nicole Kidman

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It is said that power corrupts, but actually its more true that power attracts the corruptible. The sane are usually attracted by other things than power. – David Brin

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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 possessions. – James Madison

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Death is someone you see very clearly with eyes in the center of your heart: eyes that see not by reacting to light, but by reacting to a kind of a chill from within the marrow of your own life. – Thomas Merton

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