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Quote by Jonathan Swift
Power is no blessing in itself, except when it is used to protect

Power is no blessing in itself, except when it is used to protect the innocent. – Jonathan Swift

Other quotes by Jonathan Swift

Where there are large powers with little ambition… nature may be said to have fallen short of her purposes. – Jonathan Swift

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Nature
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For in reason, all government without the consent of the governed is the very definition of slavery. – Jonathan Swift

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Government
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Under this window in stormy weather I marry this man and woman together Let none but Him who rules the thunder Put this man and woman asunder. – Jonathan Swift

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Im sure we, the American people, are the butt of jokes by those in power. – Alice Walker

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The law always limits every power it gives. – David Hume

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Suppliers and especially manufacturers have market power because they have information about a product or a service that the customer does not and cannot have, and does not need if he can trust the brand. This explains the profitability of brands. – Peter Drucker

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The anti-globalisation movement is the most significant proponent of globalisation – but in the interests of people, not concentrations of state-private power. – Noam Chomsky

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