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Because power corrupts, societys demands for moral authority and c

Because power corrupts, societys demands for moral authority and character increase as the importance of the position increases. – John Adams

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Power always thinks… that it is doing Gods service when it is violating all his laws. – John Adams

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I always consider the settlement of America with reverence and wonder, as the opening of a grand scene and design in providence, for the illumination of the ignorant and the emancipation of the slavish part of mankind all over the earth. – John Adams

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Every one, more or less, loves Power, yet those who most wish for it are seldom the fittest to be trusted with it. – Samuel Richardson

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Do not pray for tasks equal to your powers. Pray for powers equal to your tasks. – Phillips Brooks

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Im not after fame and success and fortune and power. Its mostly that I want to have a good job and have good friends thats the good stuff in life. – Drew Barrymore

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We do not need more intellectual power, we need more spiritual power. We do not need more of the things that are seen, we need more of the things that are unseen. – Calvin Coolidge

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