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Quote by Theodor Adorno
The good man is he who rules himself as he does his own property:

The good man is he who rules himself as he does his own property: his autonomous being is modelled on material power. – Theodor Adorno

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The almost insoluble task is to let neither the power of others, nor our own powerlessness, stupefy us. – Theodor Adorno

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What this power is I cannot say all I know is that it exists and it becomes available only when a man is in that state of mind in which he knows exactly what he wants and is fully determined not to quit until he finds it. – Alexander Graham Bell

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Rank does not confer privilege or give power. It imposes responsibility. – Peter Drucker

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Religion is about turning untested belief into unshakable truth through the power of institutions and the passage of time. – Richard Dawkins

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Protect IP (PIPA) and the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) are a step towards a different kind of Internet. They are a step towards an Internet in which those with money and lawyers and access to power have a greater voice than those who dont. – Ron Wyden

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