John Adams Quotes About Power
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There is danger from all men. The only maxim of a free government ought to be to trust no man living with power to endanger the public liberty.
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Power must never be trusted without a check.
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Because power corrupts, society's demands for moral authority and character increase as the importance of the position increases.
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You are apprehensive of monarchy; I, of aristocracy. I would therefore have given more power to the President and less to the Senate.
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Liberty, according to my metaphysics is a self-determining power in an intellectual agent. It implies thought and choice and power.
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Power always sincerely, conscientiously, de très bon foi, believes itself right. Power always thinks it has a great soul and vast views, beyond the comprehension of the weak.
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The jaws of power are always open to devour, and her arm is always stretched out, if possible, to destroy the freedom of thinking, speaking, and writing.
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