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Power kills, absolute power kills absolutely.


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Concentrated political power is the most dangerous thing on earth.

Concentrated political power is the most dangerous thing on earth.



The way to virtually eliminate genocide and mass murder appears to be through restricting and checking power. This means to foster democratic freedom.

The way to virtually eliminate genocide and mass murder appears to be through restricting and checking power. This means to foster democratic freedom.



Nobody can be trusted with unlimited power. The more power a regime has, the more likely people will be killed. This is a major reason for promoting freedom.

Nobody can be trusted with unlimited power. The more power a regime has, the more likely people will be killed. This is a major reason for promoting freedom.



We have a solution for war. It is to expand the sphere of liberty.

We have a solution for war. It is to expand the sphere of liberty.



Political scientists almost everywhere have promoted the expansion of government power. They have functioned as the clergy of oppression.

Political scientists almost everywhere have promoted the expansion of government power. They have functioned as the clergy of oppression.





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We should try to bring to any power what we have as women. We will destroy it all if we try to imitate that absolutely unfeeling driving ambition that we have seen coming at us across the desk.

We should try to bring to any power what we have as women. We will destroy it all if we try to imitate that absolutely unfeeling driving ambition that we have seen coming at us across the desk.



Tonight the light of love is in your eyes, But will you love me tomorrow?

Tonight the light of love is in your eyes, But will you love me tomorrow?



Looks alone won’t get you that far. It may get you in the door, but there’s always somebody younger, somebody prettier. You have to rely on something else.

Looks alone won’t get you that far. It may get you in the door, but there’s always somebody younger, somebody prettier. You have to rely on something else.



A gentleman does not promote a man on account of what he says; nor does he reject sayings, because the speaker is what he is.

A gentleman does not promote a man on account of what he says; nor does he reject sayings, because the speaker is what he is.



They say death comes like a thief in the night, where is he? I'll hug his neck.

They say death comes like a thief in the night, where is he? I'll hug his neck.



Photography forces one out into the world, interacting with people and the environment. It flexes all those right brain, spatially-adept muscles.

Photography forces one out into the world, interacting with people and the environment. It flexes all those right brain, spatially-adept muscles.



Bets at first were fool-traps, where the wise like spiders lay in ambush for the flies.

Bets at first were fool-traps, where the wise like spiders lay in ambush for the flies.



If you do just one thing to change the world, go organic.

If you do just one thing to change the world, go organic.



The ultimate test of faith is not how loudly you praise God in happy times but how deeply you trust him in dark times.

The ultimate test of faith is not how loudly you praise God in happy times but how deeply you trust him in dark times.



The music industry is so easy compared to the ballet world.

The music industry is so easy compared to the ballet world.




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