“Power intoxicates men. It is never voluntarily surrendered. It must be taken from them.”~James F. Byrnes American judge and politician James F. Byrnes was born on this day in 1882.
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Random Quote for February 09, 2026
“There is nothing more corrupting, nothing more destructive of the noblest and finest feelings of our nature, than the exercise of unlimited power.”~William Henry Harrison The ninth President of the United States, William Henry Harrison, was born on this day in 1773.
Random Quote for November 11, 2025
“Power always has to be kept in check; power exercised in secret, especially under the cloak of national security, is doubly dangerous.”~William Proxmire American politician William Proxmire was born on this day in 1915.
Random Quote for November 08, 2025
“He is a great simpleton who imagines that the chief power of wealth is to supply wants. In ninety-nine cases out of a hundred it creates more wants than it supplies.”~William Wirt American lawyer, politician, author, and 9th United States Attorney General William Wirt was born on this day in 1772.
Random Quote for September 02, 2025
“What has destroyed every previous civilization has been the tendency to the unequal distribution of wealth and power.”~Henry George American political economist, social philosopher, and journalist Henry George was born on this day in 1839.
Random Quote for August 15, 2025
“Trust the divine power, and she will free the godlike elements in you and shape all into an expression of divine nature.”~Sri Aurobindo Indian yogi, maharishi, and Indian nationalist Sri Aurobindo was born on this day in 1872.
Random Quote for August 01, 2025
“I know that there are no limits to which the powers of privilege will not go to keep the workers in slavery.”~Mother Jones Irish-born American labor organizer, former schoolteacher, and dressmaker who later became a prominent union organizer, community organizer, and activist Mary Harris Jones, also known as Mother Jones, was baptized on this day … Continue reading Random Quote for August 01, 2025
Random Quote for July 28, 2025
“Unlimited power is apt to corrupt the minds of those who posses it; and this I know, my lords: that where law ends, tyranny begins.”~William Pitt British statesman William Pitt was born on this day in 1759.
Random Quote for May 28, 2025
“Unlimited power is apt to corrupt the minds of those who posses it; and this I know, my lords: that where law ends, tyranny begins.”~William Pitt British statesman William Pitt was born on this day in 1759.
Random Quote for April 25, 2025
“There is no security for any power unless it be a security in which its neighbours have an equal share.”~Edward Grey, 1st Viscount Grey of Fallodon British statesman Edward Grey, 1st Viscount Grey of Fallodon, was born on this day in 1862.
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