Power over a man's subsistence is power over his will.

Author: Alexander Hamilton

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There is a certain enthusiasm in liberty that makes human nature rise above itself in acts of bravery and heroism.

Nobody expects to trust his body overmuch after the age of fifty.

Why has government been instituted at all? Because the passions of man will not conform to the dictates of reason and justice without constraint.

Even to observe neutrality you must have a strong government.

Everything in the world is about sex, except sex. Sex is about power.

The false can never grow into truth by growing in power.

Don't give to anyone the power to put you down. Haters are losers pretending to be winners.

Power based on love is a thousand times more effective and permanent than the one derived from fear of punishment.