Quote by Joseph Addison
Nothing is more gratifying to the mind of man than power or domini

Nothing is more gratifying to the mind of man than power or dominion. – Joseph Addison

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There is not, in my opinion, anything more mysterious in nature than this instinct in animals, which thus rise above reason, and yet fall infinitely short of it. – Joseph Addison

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The king goes as far as he may, not as far as he could. – Proverb

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The constitutions of most of our States assert that all power is inherent in the people that… it is their right and duty to be at all times armed. – Thomas Jefferson

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The constitution vests the power of declaring war in Congress therefore no offensive expedition of importance can be undertaken until after they shall have deliberated upon the subject and authorized such a measure. – George Washington

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Nationalism is power hunger tempered by self-deception. – George Orwell

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Great things are done when men and mountains meet. This is not done by jostling in the street. – William Blake

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Lend, by your imperfections, self-esteem to others, and you will be invited everywhere. – Robert Brault, rbrault.blogspot.com

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Just as the Security Council was largely irrelevant to the great struggle of the last half of the twentieth century – freedom against Communism – so too it is largely on the sidelines in our contemporary struggles against international terrorism and the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction. – John Bolton

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