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Power always thinks it has a great soul and vast views beyond the

Power always thinks it has a great soul and vast views beyond the comprehension of the weak. – John Adams

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While all other sciences have advanced, that of government is at a standstill – little better understood, little better practiced now than three or four thousand years ago. – John Adams

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People who know little are usually great talkers, while men who know much say little. – Jean-Jacques Rousseau

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Before we acquire great power we must acquire wisdom to use it well. – Ralph Waldo Emerson

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The theoretical understanding of the world, which is the aim of philosophy, is not a matter of great practical importance to animals, or to savages, or even to most civilised men. – Bertrand Russell

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In reading the lives of great men, I found that the first victory they won was over themselves… self-discipline with all of them came first. – Harry S. Truman

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