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Passion is energy. Feel the power that comes from focusing on what excites you.
In a democracy the poor will have more power than the rich, because there are more of them, and the will of the majority is supreme.
Power is of two kinds. One is obtained by the fear of punishment and the other by acts of love. Power based on love is a thousand times more effective and permanent then the one derived from fear of punishment.
Only a man who knows what it is like to be defeated can reach down to the bottom of his soul and come up with the extra ounce of power it takes to win when the match is even.
Our country is now taking so steady a course as to show by what road it will pass to destruction, to wit: by consolidation of power first, and then corruption, its necessary consequence.
Let us never forget that government is ourselves and not an alien power over us. The ultimate rulers of our democracy are not a President and senators and congressmen and government officials, but the voters of this country.
Anyone who has the power to make you believe absurdities has the power to make you commit injustices.
In the councils of government, we must guard against the acquisition of unwarranted influence, whether sought or unsought, by the military-industrial complex. The potential for the disastrous rise of misplaced power exists and will persist.
If some people have the belief or view that the Dalai Lama has some miracle power, that’s totally nonsense.
It is more agreeable to have the power to give than to receive.