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Age of Enlightenment3 quotes
Riches, knowledge and honour are but several sorts of power. — Thomas Hobbes · 1651I put for a general inclination of all mankind, a perpetual and restless desire of power after power, that ceaseth only in death. — Thomas Hobbes · 1651The greater the power, the more dangerous the abuse. — Edmund Burke · 1771
American Revolutionary Period1 quote
It will not be denied, that power is of an encroaching nature, and that it ought to be effectually restrained from passing the limits assigned to it. — James Madison · 1788
Classical antiquity1 quote
The most hateful torment for men is to have knowledge of everything but power over nothing. — Herodotus · 430 BC
New Testament Era1 quote
For what will it profit a man if he gains the whole world and forfeits his soul? — Jesus · 60
The Renaissance1 quote
Whoever is responsible for another's becoming powerful ruins himself. — Niccolo Machiavelli · 1513