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The fundamental concept in social science is Power, in the same se

The fundamental concept in social science is Power, in the same sense in which Energy is the fundamental concept in physics. – Bertrand Russell

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Boredom is… a vital problem for the moralist, since half the sins of mankind are caused by the fear of it. – Bertrand Russell

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One should never forbid what one lacks the power to prevent. – Napoleon Bonaparte

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Conceit spoils the finest genius. There is not much danger that real talent or goodness will be overlooked long even if it is, the consciousness of possessing and using it well should satisfy one, and the great charm of all power is modesty. – Louisa May Alcott

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The power to wage war is the power to wage war successfully. – Charles Evans Hughes

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A bad book is the worse that it cannot repent. It has not been the devils policy to keep the masses of mankind in ignorance but finding that they will read, he is doing all in his power to poison their books. – John Kenneth Galbraith

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