All men having power ought to be distrusted to a certain degree.
The truth is that all men having power ought to be mistrusted.
The people are the only legitimate fountain of power, and it is from them that the constitutional charter, under which the several branches of government hold their power, is derived.
Where an excess of power prevails, property of no sort is duly respected. No man is safe in his opinions, his person, his faculties, or his possessions.
Wherever there is interest and power to do wrong, wrong will generally be done.
The essence of Government is power; and power, lodged as it must be in human hands, will ever be liable to abuse.
Power? It's like a Dead Sea fruit. When you achieve it, there is nothing there.
If the United States leads a multinational force into Iraq without United Nations backing, Canada should fight beside its neighbour. We've gone from being a middle power to a muddle power on this one.
Man is pre-eminently endowed with the power of voluntarily and consciously determining his own point of view.
To have what we want is riches; but to be able to do without is power.
Actually, if I could find a woman who was that wonderful; that understanding, well, I'd give her everything in the world that was in my power to give. And, I'd love her more than I ever thought it possible to love any woman.
Always there has been some terrible evil at home or some monstrous foreign power that was going to gobble us up if we did not blindly rally behind it.
I have sat at the sumptuous tables of power, but I have not run away with the silverware.
New Hampshire state government is a big customer for prescription drug companies. Just as businesses do, we should take advantage of the bargaining power we have as a big customer.
Today it's almost impossible to do it unless you are an actress or writer with power... I wouldn't hesitate right this minute to hire a talented woman if the subject matter were right.