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But constant experience shows us that every man invested with power is apt to abuse it, and to carry his authority as far as it will go. ↗

— Charles de Secondat

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The humor section is the last place an author wants to be. They put your stuff next to collections of Cathy cartoons. ↗

— David Sedaris

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There are certain people within the new government who have a slightly disturbing tendency toward authoritarianism, but there are so many checks and balances that in that way their noises are just noises. ↗

— Jonathan Shapiro

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Rather than undermining the Palestinian Authority, it is in Israel's interests to strengthen it by... continuing to transfer Palestinian tax revenues and pursuing other avenues of cooperation. ↗

— Leon Panetta

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I think that most manufacturing and mining should be under the purview of state authorities. ↗

— Rand Paul

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When the characters are really alive before their author, the latter does nothing but follow them in their action, in their words, in the situations which they suggest to him. ↗

— Luigi Pirandello

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Believe in your dreams and when people doubt you, prove them wrong. ↗

— Sky Diamond

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Scientists and scholars should constitute themselves as an international NGO of exceptional authority. ↗

— John Charles Polanyi

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Admittedly, scientific authority is not distributed evenly throughout the body of scientists; some distinguished members of the profession predominate over others of a more junior standing. ↗

— Michael Polanyi

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I also administer the Internet Assigned Names Authority, which is the central coordinator for the Internet address space, domain names and Internet protocol conventions essential to the use and operation of the Internet. ↗

— Jon Postel

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