Power is poison. Its effect on Presidents had always been tragic.

Quote by Henry Brooks Adams

Topics: Power Quotes

Some day science may have the existence of mankind in power, and the human race...

Some day science may have the existence of mankind in power, and the human race...

A teacher affects eternity; he can never tell, where his influence stops.

A teacher affects eternity; he can never tell, where his influence stops.

They know enough who know how to learn.

They know enough who know how to learn.

A man must now swallow more belief than he can digest.

A man must now swallow more belief than he can digest.

Chaos often breeds life, when order breeds habit

Chaos often breeds life, when order breeds habit

Politics, as a practise, whatever its professions, has always been the systematic organization of hatreds.

Politics, as a practise, whatever its professions, has always been the systematic organization of hatreds.

A friend in power is a friend lost.

A friend in power is a friend lost.

Morality is a private and costly luxury

Morality is a private and costly luxury

Practical politics consists in ignoring facts.

Practical politics consists in ignoring facts.

One friend in a lifetime is much; two are many; three hardly possible.

One friend in a lifetime is much; two are many; three hardly possible.

Politics are a very unsatisfactory game.

Politics are a very unsatisfactory game.

No one means all he says, and yet very few say all they mean

No one means all he says, and yet very few say all they mean

You say that love is nonsense....I tell you it is no such thing. For weeks...

You say that love is nonsense....I tell you it is no such thing. For weeks...

The effect of power and publicity on all men is the aggravation of self, a...

The effect of power and publicity on all men is the aggravation of self, a...

Politics, as a practice, whatever its professions, has always been the systematic organization of hatreds.

Politics, as a practice, whatever its professions, has always been the systematic organization of hatreds.

I tell you the solemn truth, that the doctrine of the Trinity is not so...

I tell you the solemn truth, that the doctrine of the Trinity is not so...

The People of Virginia declare and make known that the powers granted under the Constitution...

The People of Virginia declare and make known that the powers granted under the Constitution...

It [love] is a disease to be born with patience, like any nervous complaint, and...

It [love] is a disease to be born with patience, like any nervous complaint, and...

I guess sometimes the ground can shift between your feet. Sometimes your footing slips. You...

I guess sometimes the ground can shift between your feet. Sometimes your footing slips. You...

Love keeps the cold out better than a cloak.

Love keeps the cold out better than a cloak.