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The awful shadow of some unseen Power Floats, tho' unseen, amongst us.

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A legislator must know how to take advantage of even the defects of those he wants to govern. The art consists in making others work rather than in wearing oneself out.

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The Devil hath power To assume a pleasing shape.

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For the stability of the Government, the people should have a considerable voice in the elections.

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A man made for public life and authority never takes account of personalities; he only takes account of things, of their weight and their conseqences.

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In order to obtain and hold power, a man must love it.

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Anarchy is the stepping stone to absolute power.

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There is no power on earth which can be kept long confined within a narrow limit. It cannot be kept compressed too long to allow of expansion at a subsequent period.

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You take my life when you do take the means whereby I live

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If one has got power, one must manifest it in action.

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International incidents must not be allowed to shape foreign policy, foreign policy must shape the incidents.

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Steam becomes a mighty power only when it allows itself to be imprisoned in a strong little reservoir, produces tremendous motion and carries huge weights by permitting itself a tiny and measured outlet.

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Ancient laws remain in force long after the people have the power to change them.

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A man is the prisoner of his power. A topical memory makes him an almanac; a talent for debate, disputant; skill to get money makes him a miser, that is, a beggar. Culture reduces these inflammations by invoking the aid of other powers against the dominant talent, and by appealing to the rank of powers. It watches success.

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Whoever is new to power is always harsh.

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In politics... never retreat, never retract... never admit a mistake.

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If you wish to be a success in the world, promise everything, deliver nothing.

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How thin is the crust of order over the fires of human appetite and the lust for naked power.

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Who holds a power but newly gained is ever stern of mood.

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The power of a man increases steadily by continuing in one direction.

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