It is when power is wedded to chronic fear that it becomes formidable.

An honest man can feel no pleasure in the exercise of power over his fellow citizens.

There is a homely adage which runs: "Speak softly and carry a big stick; you will go far."

The one power a man has that cannot be stripped from him is the power to do nothing.

Excess of power intoxicates.

Power is of two kinds: one is obtained by the fear of punishment and the other by acts of love.

Power is not merely shouting aloud. Power is to act positively with all the components of power.

There is no evidence to support the belief that Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev ever questioned Americas power. He questioned only the President's John F. Kennedys readiness to use it. Elie Abel, The Missile Crisis (1966) Power tends to corrupt and absolute power corrupts absolutely.

Power when wielded by abnormal energy is the most serious of facts.

For the mighty even to give way is grace.