That anyone who possesses power has a tendency to abuse it is an eternal truth. They tend to go as far as the barriers will allow.

It is necessary from the very nature of things that power should be a check to power.

The deterioration of every government begins with the decay of the principles on which it was founded.

We receive three educations, one from our parents, one from our school-masters, and one from the world. The third contradicts all that the first two teach us.

There is no crueler tyranny than that which is perpetuated under the shield of law and in the name of justice.

Every man who has power is impelled to abuse it.

In the state of nature... all men are born equal, but they cannot continue in this equality. Society makes them lose it, and they recover it only by the protection of the law.

A nation may lose its liberties in a day and not miss them in a century.

For a country, everything will be lost when the jobs of an economist and a banker become highly respected professions.

Liberty... is there only when there is no abuse of power.

Knowledge humanizes mankind, and reason inclines to mildness; but prejudices eradicate every tender disposition.

Try as you may, you can never defy love.

Madness, ' Nick called. 'That's all I've found here. Does Avalon breed insanity? Is that the nature of magic, to drive everyone out of their minds?

There are no obstacles for lovers.

I wanted Puma to regain strength with the existing logo rather than try to get rid of the past.

The advance of technology, like the growth of population and industry, has also been proceeding exponentially.

Dear, if you are dead or alive, I will still love you no matter what.

During the 60's, I was, in fact, very concerned about the civil rights movement.

So you're sayin that it's easy to send somat up to space, but you don't believe there's a little banana machine?

Do not throw in the towel; use it for wiping the sweat off your face.

It's interesting to see people's projections because one lives very much in the world of projections.