Entry 134

Nearly all men can stand adversity, but if you want to test a man's character, give him power.
Abraham Lincoln

We thought, because we had power, we had wisdom.
Stephen Vincent Benet

Justice without force is powerless; force without justice is tyrannical.
Blaise Pascal

THIS ONE IS DEDICATED TO THE American people AND THEIR SUBSERVIENCE TO President George W. Bush and his Minions:

One of the saddest lessons of history is this: If we've been bamboozled long enough, we tend to reject any evidence of the bamboozle. The bamboozle has captured us. Once you give a charlatan power over you, you almost never get it back.
Carl Sagan

When the power of love overcomes the love of power the world will know peace.
Jimi Hendrix

Only within the moment of time represented by the present century has one species -- man -- acquired significant power to alter the nature of his world.
Rachel Carson

HERE'S ANOTHER ONE DEDICATED TO George W. Bush--- The Decider and Long War President---and The Shooter--- Dick Cheney

I hope our wisdom will grow with our power, and teach us, that the less we use our power the greater it will be.
Thomas Jefferson