Power

Famous quotes containing the word power:

“All modern revolutions have ended in a reinforcement of the power of the state.”
—Albert Camus (1913–1960)

“The obligation of subjects to the sovereign is understood to last as long, and no longer, than the power lasteth by which he is able to protect them.”
—Thomas Hobbes (1588–1679)

“There is never a beginning, there is never an end, to the inexplicable continuity of this web of God, but always circular power returning into itself.”
—Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803–1882)