It is in war that the State really comes into its own: swelling in power, in number, in pride, in absolute dominion over the economy and the society. – Murray Rothbard
The American polity is infected with a serious imbalance of power between elites and masses, a power which is the principal threat to our democracy. – Paul Wellstone
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
A basic rule of life for reporters is that you should spend your time talking with and learning about people who are not sending you press releases, rather than those who are. – James Fallows
