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Arbitrary Power Quotes By Junot Diaz: My father was a Little League dictator. That

My father was a Little League dictator. That really affected me, his control-freakery, his impunity, his arbitrary unreasonable power. — Junot Diaz

Arbitrary Power Quotes By Jonathan Swift: Arbitrary power is the natural object of temptation

Arbitrary power is the natural object of temptation to a prince, as wine and women to a young fellow, or a bribe to a judge, or avarice to old age ... — Jonathan Swift

Arbitrary Power Quotes By Friedrich August Von Hayek: It is not the source but the limitation

It is not the source but the limitation of power which prevents it from being
arbitrary. — Friedrich August Von Hayek

Arbitrary Power Quotes By Roger L'Estrange: The most insupportable of tyrants exclaim against the

The most insupportable of tyrants exclaim against the exercise of arbitrary power. — Roger L'Estrange

Arbitrary Power Quotes By Rebecca West: The redemptive power of divine grace no longer

The redemptive power of divine grace no longer seemed credible, nor very respectable in the arbitrary performance that was claimed for it. — Rebecca West

Arbitrary Power Quotes By Victor Klemperer: In the war I was subject to military

In the war I was subject to military law, but subject to law nevertheless; now I am at the mercy of an arbitrary power. — Victor Klemperer

Arbitrary Power Quotes By George Washington: Arbitrary power is most easily established on the

Arbitrary power is most easily established on the ruins of liberty abused to licentiousness. — George Washington

Arbitrary Power Quotes By Algernon Sidney: If vice and corruption prevail, liberty cannot subsist;

If vice and corruption prevail, liberty cannot subsist; but if virtue have the advantage, arbitrary power cannot be established. — Algernon Sidney

Arbitrary Power Quotes By John Rawls: The bad man desires arbitrary power. What moves

The bad man desires arbitrary power. What moves the evil man is the love of injustice. — John Rawls

Arbitrary Power Quotes By Jack Parsons: [C]ensorship in any form is the opening wedge

[C]ensorship in any form is the opening wedge for fascism, since it places arbitrary and unwarranted power in the hands of individuals. — Jack Parsons

Arbitrary Power Quotes By Jonathan Swift: Arbitrary power is but the first natural step

Arbitrary power is but the first natural step from anarchy, or the savage life. — Jonathan Swift

Arbitrary Power Quotes By Edmund Burke: Law and arbitrary power are at eternal enmity.

Law and arbitrary power are at eternal enmity. — Edmund Burke

Arbitrary Power Quotes By Abigail Adams: Arbitrary power is like most other things which

Arbitrary power is like most other things which are very hard, very liable to be broken. — Abigail Adams

Arbitrary Power Quotes By Annie Besant: The birth of science rang the death-knell of

The birth of science rang the death-knell of an arbitrary and constantly interposing Supreme Power. — Annie Besant

Arbitrary Power Quotes By John Quincy Adams: Nip the shoots of arbitrary power in the

Nip the shoots of arbitrary power in the bud, is the only maxim which can ever preserve the liberties of any people. — John Quincy Adams

Arbitrary Power Quotes By Mary Wollstonecraft: [...] and if then women do not resign

[...] and if then women do not resign the arbitrary power of beauty - they will prove that they have less mind than man. — Mary Wollstonecraft

Arbitrary Power Quotes By Frederick Law Olmsted: The possession of arbitrary power has always, the

The possession of arbitrary power has always, the world over, tended irresistibly to destroy humane sensibility, magnanimity, and truth. — Frederick Law Olmsted

Arbitrary Power Quotes By Ludwig Von Mises: This, then, is freedom in the external life

This, then, is freedom in the external life of man-that he is independent of the arbitrary power of his fellows. — Ludwig Von Mises

Arbitrary Power Quotes By Anthony Lewis: Freedom under law is hard work. If rulers

Freedom under law is hard work. If rulers cannot be trusted with arbitrary power, it is up to citizens to raise their voices at injustice. — Anthony Lewis

Arbitrary Power Quotes By Thomas Paine: What is called a republic, is not any

What is called a republic, is not any particular form of government ... it is naturally opposed to the word monarchy, which means arbitrary power. — Thomas Paine