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

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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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Mastering others is strength. Mastering yourself is true power. – Lao Tzu

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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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During the time men live without a common power to keep them all in awe, they are in that conditions called war and such a war, as if of every man, against every man. – Thomas Hobbes

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Never underestimate the power of human stupidity. – Robert A. Heinlein

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