Quote by Edmund Burke
The greater the power, the more dangerous the abuse. - Edmund Burk

The greater the power, the more dangerous the abuse. – Edmund Burke

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Nobility is a graceful ornament to the civil order. It is the Corinthian capital of polished society. – Edmund Burke

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I believe in one thing only, the power of human will. – Joseph Stalin

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The attacks of September 11 – and subsequent acts of terror from London to Madrid to Fort Hood, Texas – embody the most repulsive of human instincts, the will to power at the price of the lives of others. – Jon Meacham

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The tallest Trees are most in the Power of the Winds, and Ambitious Men of the Blasts of Fortune. – William Penn

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What is the system? It revolves around the banks, the system is built on the power of the banks, so it can be destroyed through the banks. – Eric Cantona

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I never exaggerate. I just remember big. – Chi Chi Rodriguez

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By action and reaction do we become strong or weak, according to the character of our thoughts and mental states. Fear is the deadly nightshade of the mind. – Edward Walker

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