"The struggle of man against power is the struggle of memory against forgetting."

Power, Man, Memory, Struggle

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"The struggle of man against power is the struggle of memory against forgetting."

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"Thaw with her gentle persuasion is more powerful than Thor with his hammer. The one melts, the other breaks into pieces."

Henry David Thoreau, American Author

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"I only wish that ordinary people had an unlimited capacity for doing harm; then they might have an unlimited power for doing good."

Socrates, Greek Philosopher

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"The pitcher has got only a ball. I've got a bat. So the percentage in weapons is in my favor and I let the fellow with the ball do the fretting."

Hank Aaron, American Athlete

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"Power is always dangerous. Power attracts the worst and corrupts the best."

Edward Abbey, American Author

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"One of the reasons I think the ultra right-wing has such power in this country is that no one talks out."

Kathy Acker, American Activist

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"Power tends to corrupt, and absolute power corrupts absolutely."

John Acton, English Historian

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"India is a regional power. It does not need anything to establish it."

Gary Ackerman, American Politician

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"Appreciate the power of rumor, often malicious, no matter how preposterous, within the local populations you are seeking to help."

Alvin Adams, American Businessman

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"Power corrupts, and absolute power corrupts absolutely."

Lord Acton, British Historian

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"Power tends to corrupt and absolute power corrupts absolutely."

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