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The attempt to combine wisdom and power has only rarely been succe

The attempt to combine wisdom and power has only rarely been successful and then only for a short while. – Albert Einstein

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Possessions, outward success, publicity, luxury — to me these have always been contemptible. I assume that a simple and unassuming manner of life is best for everyone, best for both the body and the mind – Albert Einstein

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Liberal: a power worshipper without power. – George Orwell

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Never underestimate the power of the State to act out its own massive fantasies. – Don DeLillo

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The ordinary man with extraordinary power is the chief danger for mankind – not the fiend or the sadist. – Erich Fromm

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Capitalism works better from every perspective when the economic decision makers are forced to share power with those who will be affected by those decisions. – Barney Frank

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When I was in the White House, I was confronted with the challenge of the Cold War. Both the Soviet Union and I had 30,000 nuclear weapons that could destroy the entire earth and I had to maintain the peace. – Jimmy Carter

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