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Quote by Denis Diderot
Power acquired by violence is only a usurpation, and lasts only as

Power acquired by violence is only a usurpation, and lasts only as long as the force of him who commands prevails over that of those who obey. – Denis Diderot

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Morals are in all countries the result of legislation and government they are not African or Asian or European: they are good or bad. – Denis Diderot

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There are things I cant force. I must adjust. There are times when the greatest change needed is a change of my viewpoint. – Denis Diderot

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If you think of paying court to the men in power, your eternal ruin is assured. – Stendhal

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The only thing that white people have that black people need, or should want, is power-and no one holds power forever. – James A. Baldwin

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Power is the ability to get things done. – Rosabeth Moss Kanter

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