Bertrand Russell (1872–1970) logician, one of the first analytic philosophers and political activist
Source: 1920s, Sceptical Essays (1928), Ch. 6: Machines and the Emotions
“Rank does not confer privilege or give power. It imposes responsibility.”
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Daniel McCallum (1815–1878) Canadian engineer and early organizational theorist
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“Liberty is not merely a privilege to be conferred; it is a habit to be acquired.”
David Lloyd George (1863–1945) Former Prime Minister of the United Kingdom
Speech in the House of Commons (10 May 1928)
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George Soros (1930) Hungarian-American business magnate, investor, and philanthropist
Interview with David Brancaccio (2003)
Context: We are the dominant power. And that imposes on us a responsibility to be actually concerned with the well being of the world. Because we set the agenda. And there are a lot of problems, including terrorism and weapons of mass destruction, that can only be tackled by collective action. And we ought to be leading that collective action, instead of riding roughshod over other people's opinions and interests.
“Privilege is here, and with privilege goes responsibility.”
John F. Kennedy (1917–1963) 35th president of the United States of America
1963, Speech at Amherst College
Mary Parker Follett (1868–1933) American academic
Follett in: Pauline Graham (2003), Mary Parker Follett--prophet of Management, p. 115
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Eve Tuck Indigenous studies scholar
Source: "Decolonization is Not a Metaphor", p. 21
“We have to learn that freedom imposes responsibilities”
Michael Collins (Irish leader) (1890–1922) Irish revolutionary leader
A Path to Freedom (2010), p. 14
Context: There is no British Government anymore in Ireland. It is gone. It is no longer the enemy. We have now a native government, constitutionally elected, and it is the duty of every Irish man and woman to obey it. Anyone who fails to obey is an enemy of the people and must expect to be treated as such. We have to learn that attitudes and actions which were justifiable when directed against alien administration, holding its position by force, are wholly unjustifiable against a native government which exists only to carry out the people's will, and can be changed the moment it ceases to do so. We have to learn that freedom imposes responsibilities.
Ilana Mercer South African writer
"The Demonization Of Whites By Mrs. Bill Gates & Other Dangerous Idiots," https://constitution.com/the-demonization-of-whites-by-mrs-bill-gates-other-dangerous-idiots/ Constitution.com, June 8, 2018 <br class="br">2010s, 2018