Quotes by Power All power is a trust, that we are accountable for its exercise. Benjamin Disraeli trust power exercise I am not unconscious of the persuasive power exerted by these considerations to drag men along in the current; but I am not at liberty to travel that road. Benjamin F. Wade power men travel Sir, I am no sycophant or worshipper of power anywhere. Benjamin F. Wade worshippers sycophants power The shortest way to change a radical into a conservative, a liberal into a tyrant, a man into a beast, is to give him power over his fellows. Benjamin Tucker tyrants power men That power is in vain which is never in use. Benjamin Whichcote vain power use Right and truth are greater than any power, and all power is limited by right. Benjamin Whichcote greater power There is something about inside information which seems to paralyze a man's reasoning powers. Bernard Baruch information power men The less the power, the greater the desire to exercise it. Bernard Levin power exercise desire The more one considers the matter, the clearer it becomes that redistribution is in effect far less a redistribution of free income from the richer to the poorer, as we imagined, than a redistribution of power from the individual to the State. Bertrand de Jouvenel government power matter Much that passes as idealism is disguised hatred or disguised love of power. Bertrand Russell idealism-and-realism hatred power Religions, which condemn the pleasures of sense, drive men to seek the pleasures of power. Throughout history power has been the vice of the ascetic. Bertrand Russell power men religion The fundamental concept in social science is Power, in the same sense in which Energy is the fundamental concept in physics. Bertrand Russell energy power science Power, like vanity, is insatiable. Nothing short of omnipotence could satisfy it completely. Bertrand Russell omnipotence vanity power The pursuit of knowledge is, I think, mainly actuated by love of power. And so are all advances in scientific technique. Bertrand Russell technique power thinking Machines are worshipped because they are beautiful and valued because they confer power; they are hated because they are hideous and loathed because they impose slavery. Bertrand Russell machines power beautiful You know what's really frightening? You (Jon Stewart) actually have an influence on this presidential election. That is scary, but it's true. You've got stoned slackers watching your dopey show every night and they can vote. Bill O'Reilly presidential power night The price of power is responsibility for the public good. Bill Vaughan public-good responsibility power Who grasps with his fist one who has an arm of steel injures only his own powerless wrist. Wait till inconstant fortune ties his hand, then ... pick out his brains. Bill Vaughan ties power hands Great power constitutes its own argument, and it never has much trouble drumming up friends, applause, sympathetic exegesis, and a band. Bill Vaughan drumming band power Don't give up your power. Billy Crystal dont-give-up giving-up power «345678910111213»