Their insatiable lust for power is only equaled by their incurable impotence in exercising it.

The power of man has grown in every sphere, except over himself.

So they [the Government] go on in strange paradox, decided only to be undecided, resolved to be irresolute, adamant for drift, solid for fluidity, all-powerful for impotence.

It is certainly more agreeable to have power to give than to receive

It is more agreeable to have the power to give than to receive.

The power of the executive to cast a man into prison, ... without formulating any charge known to the law, and particularly to deny him the judgment of his peers, is in the highest degree odious, and the foundation of all totalitarian government whether Nazi or Communist.