"But there are no institutions on earth which enable each separate person to have a hand in the exercise of Power, for Power is command, and everyone cannot command. Sovereignty of the people is, therefore, nothing but a fiction, and one which must in the long run prove destructive of individual liberties."

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Source : Bertrand de Jouvenel (1949). “On Power: Its Nature and the History of Its Growth”

Bertrand de Jouvenel

#Running Quotes #Exercise Quotes #Hands Quotes

“Whatever happened in the past doesn't really matter anymore to us right now.”
“On reflection,â€™ Crake said to Frey, as they huddled behind an upturned table, â€˜this wasnâ€™t one of your better plans.”
“There is no such thing as a minor lapse of integrity”
“Quotation, like much better things, has its abuses. One may quote till one compiles. The ancient lawyers used to quote at the bar till they had stagnated their own cause.”
“Quite apart from the problem of the vote, it's bad for the image of Parliament that people take the trouble to come up and are not allowed to see their MP”
“Words must be taken according to the matter whereof they are uttered.”

Source : Richard Hooker (1822). “The works of ... Richard Hooker. To which is prefixed the life of the author, by I. Walton”, p.335
“Trying is fine. Failing is inevitable. Donâ€™t let it devour you.”
“Every hidden cell is throbbing with music and life, every fiber thrilling like harp strings.”

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