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Nip the shoots of arbitrary power in the bud, is the only maxim wh

Nip the shoots of arbitrary power in the bud, is the only maxim which can ever preserve the liberties of any people. – John Quincy Adams

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Power is my mistress. I have worked too hard at her conquest to allow anyone to take her away from me. – Napoleon Bonaparte

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Except our own thoughts, there is nothing absolutely in our power. – Rene Descartes

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I dont have a set of tenets, but I live an ethical life. I practice a humility that presupposes theres a power greater than myself. And I always believe, dont inflict harm where its not necessary. – Michael J. Fox

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Nothing has such power to broaden the mind as the ability to investigate systematically and truly all that comes under thy observation in life. – Marcus Aurelius

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