Power does not corrupt men; fools, however, if they get into a position of power, corrupt power.

Quote by George Bernard Shaw

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The secret of being miserable is to have leisure to bother about whether you are...

The secret of being miserable is to have leisure to bother about whether you are...

If you injure your neighbour, better not do it by halves.

If you injure your neighbour, better not do it by halves.

Very few people can afford to be poor.

Very few people can afford to be poor.

A government that robs Peter to pay Paul can always depend on the support of...

A government that robs Peter to pay Paul can always depend on the support of...

The minority is sometimes right; the majority always wrong.

The minority is sometimes right; the majority always wrong.

Never waste jealousy on a real man: it is the imaginary man that supplants us...

Never waste jealousy on a real man: it is the imaginary man that supplants us...

Government is not every body's job. It is a highly skilled vocation.

Government is not every body's job. It is a highly skilled vocation.

Life is no brief candle to me. It is a sort of splendid torch which...

Life is no brief candle to me. It is a sort of splendid torch which...

Schools must not become the agencies through which propaganda advocated by any section of society...

Schools must not become the agencies through which propaganda advocated by any section of society...

First love is only a little foolishness and a lot of curiosity: no really self-respecting...

First love is only a little foolishness and a lot of curiosity: no really self-respecting...

My reputation grows with every failure.

My reputation grows with every failure.

The only service a friend can really render is to keep up your courage by...

The only service a friend can really render is to keep up your courage by...

He knows nothing; and he thinks he knows everything. That points clearly to a political...

He knows nothing; and he thinks he knows everything. That points clearly to a political...

The statesman cannot govern without stability of belief, true or false

The statesman cannot govern without stability of belief, true or false

The art of government is the organisation of idolatry.

The art of government is the organisation of idolatry.

Old men are dangerous it doesn't matter to them what is going to happen to...

Old men are dangerous it doesn't matter to them what is going to happen to...

The world is populated in the main by people who should not exist

The world is populated in the main by people who should not exist

When a man says money can do anything, that settles it: he hasn't got any.

When a man says money can do anything, that settles it: he hasn't got any.

Money never starts an idea. It is always the idea that starts the money.

Money never starts an idea. It is always the idea that starts the money.

The only thing money gives you is the freedom of not worrying about money.

The only thing money gives you is the freedom of not worrying about money.