Quote by Isabel Allende
What I fear most is power with impunity. I fear abuse of power, an

What I fear most is power with impunity. I fear abuse of power, and the power to abuse. – Isabel Allende

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I was born in ancient times, at the end of the world, in a patriarchal Catholic and conservative family. No wonder that by age five I was a raging feminist – although the term had not reached Chile yet, so nobody knew what the heck was wrong with me. – Isabel Allende

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I am an American citizen and it is my home now. I like the U.S.A., which is not a place too many people have liked since Bush. The U.S. has a young population, and everything can change within a year. – Isabel Allende

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Home
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If this world is going to be a better place for our grandchildren and great-grandchildren, it will be women who make it so. – Isabel Allende

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Power is of two kinds. One is obtained by the fear of punishment and the other by acts of love. Power based on love is a thousand times more effective and permanent then the one derived from fear of punishment. – Mahatma Gandhi

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We fear violence less than our own feelings. Personal, private, solitary pain is more terrifying than what anyone else can inflict. – Jim Morrison

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As a child, I was more afraid of tetanus shots than, for example, Dracula. – Dave Barry

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Fear cannot be banished, but it can be calm and without panic it can be mitigated by reason and evaluation. – Vannevar Bush

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That which seems the height of absurdity in one generation often becomes the height of wisdom in another. – Adlai Stevenson

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