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“You shall have Joy, or you shall have Power, said God: you shall not have both.”
“The human race has one really effective weapon, and that is laughter.”
“Everything in Nature contains all the powers of Nature. Everything is made of hidden stuff.”
“By the accident of fortune a man may rule the world for a time, but by virtue of love and kindness he may rule the world forever.”
“Guns will make us powerful; butter will only make us fat. ”
“Beauty is power; a smile is its sword.”
“Death is better, a milder fate than tyranny.”
“Men want power in order to do something. Boys want power in order to be something.”
“A friend in Power is a friend lost.”
“Women are never stronger than when they arm themselves with their weakness.”
“When you blame others, you give up your power to change.”
“Opportunities? They are all around us... there is power lying latent everywhere waiting for the observant eye to discover it.”
“It's a man's world, and you men can have it.”
“Politics is war without bloodshed while war is politics with bloodshed.”
“In attempts to improve your character, know what is in your power and what is beyond it.”
“Divide and rule.”
“The outcome of the war is in our hands; the outcome of words is in the council.”
“All men have become the tools of their tools.”
“As in nature, things move violently to their place and calmly in their place, so virtue in ambition is violent, in authority settled and calm.”
“Giving power and money to government is like giving whiskey and car keys to teenage boys.”
“The supreme art of war is to subdue the enemy without fighting.”
“Where wisdom is called for, force is of little use. ”
“Money is far more persuasive than logical arguments.”
“An educated people can be easily governed.”
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