#power

Except our own thoughts, there is nothing absolutely in our power. ↗

— Rene Descartes

#except #nothing #our #own #power

There will be no end to the troubles of states, or of humanity itself, till philosophers become kings in this world, or till those we now call kings and rulers really and truly become philosophers, and political power and philosophy thus come into the same hands. ↗

— Plato

#call #come #end #hands #humanity

How shall I be able to rule over others, that have not full power and command of myself? ↗

— Francois Rabelais

#command #full #how #i #myself

Because of the power of television, I was visible to everybody all over the world. But there are many things in the theater that are more fulfilling and that I look forward to doing more. But really, I love it all: theater, film, television. ↗

— Charlotte Rae

#doing #everybody #film #forward #fulfilling

To realize that new world we must prefer the values of freedom and equality above all other values - above personal wealth, technical power and nationalism. ↗

— Herbert Read

#equality #freedom #must #nationalism #new

Power corrupts. Absolute power is kind of neat. ↗

— John F. Lehman, Jr.

#absolute power #corrupts #kind #neat #power

My impression, is that prayer is one of the most basic forms of magic. That it's harnessing the powers of your mind. ↗

— Boyd Rice

#forms #harnessing #impression #magic #mind

It's hard to put into words, shaking hands with the most powerful man in the world. ↗

— Buddy Rice

#hard #into #man #most #most powerful

The U.S. has since the end of World War II had an answer - we stand for free peoples and free markets, we are willing to support and defend them - we will sustain a balance of power that favors freedom. ↗

— Condoleezza Rice

#balance #balance of power #defend #end #favors

True liberty consists only in the power of doing what we ought to will, and in not being constrained to do what we ought not to will. ↗

— Jonathan Edwards

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