“The highest mandate of power is to ensure that it is never abused.”

— Titon Rahmawan

Last update Feb. 10, 2024. History

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“Perfectionism is self-abuse of the highest order.”

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“As home secretary, I am committed to doing everything in my power to ensure Britain does not become a safe haven for anyone who supports violence or abuse against Jewish people.”

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“Imagination is an abuse of power.”

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“If men are not regenerated by Christ, and if they will not submit to His calling, to the cultural mandate, they will be crushed by His power.”

Rousas John Rushdoony (1916–2001) American theologian

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“Still the Constitution tells us emphatically that the power of the purse belongs to Congress. It is hoped, Mr. President, distinguished colleagues, that with these proposed amendments in the Fiscal Year 2015 budget or GAA, Congress will adhere to the ruling of the highest Court in the land and regain its Constitutionally-mandated control over the purse strings.”

Francis Escudero (1969) Filipino politician

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“We can denounce not merely the abuses of power but power itself.”

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“The greater the power, the more dangerous the abuse.”

Edmund Burke (1729–1797) Anglo-Irish statesman

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