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Quote by Francis Bacon
It is a strange desire, to seek power, and to lose liberty or to s

It is a strange desire, to seek power, and to lose liberty or to seek power over others, and to lose power over a mans self. – Francis Bacon

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In contemplation, if a man begins with certainties he shall end in doubts; but if he be content to begin with doubts, he shall end in certainties. – Francis Bacon

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Men on their side must force themselves for a while to lay their notions by and begin to familiarize themselves with facts. – Francis Bacon

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Blackheart Records being 25 years old represents staying power and the fact that we werent able to get a record out through conventional means, so we had to create this record company to put out our records if we wanted to be a band that had records to give out to their fans. – Joan Jett

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It is said that power corrupts, but actually its more true that power attracts the corruptible. The sane are usually attracted by other things than power. – David Brin

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The worst pain a man can suffer: to have insight into much and power over nothing. – Herodotus

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Conceit spoils the finest genius. There is not much danger that real talent or goodness will be overlooked long even if it is, the consciousness of possessing and using it well should satisfy one, and the great charm of all power is modesty. – Louisa May Alcott

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It is always self-defeating to pretend to the style of a generation younger than your own; it simply erases your own experience in history. – Renata Adler

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