"It is a strange desire, to seek power, and to lose liberty; or to seek power over others, and to lose power over a man's self"

"There is only one way to happiness, and that is to cease worrying things which are beyond the power of our will"

"Power wears out those who don't have it"

"Faith consists in believing when it is beyond the power of reason to believe"

"In the councils of government, we must guard against the acquisition of unwarranted influence, whether sought or unsought, by the military-industrial complex. The potential for the disastrous rise of misplaced power exists and will persist"

"The more extensive a man's knowledge of what has been done, the greater will be his power of knowing what to do"

"These men ask for just the same thing, fairness, and fairness only. This, so far as in my power, they, and all others, shall have"

"Democracy shows not only its power in reforming governments, but in regenerating a race of men and this is the greatest blessing of free governments"

"Power is paradoxical"

"The influx of women into paid work and her increased power raise a woman's aspirations and hopes for equal treatment at home. Her lower wage and status at work and the threat of divorce reduce what she presses for and actually expects"

"American power worldwide is at its historic zenith"