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William Henry Harrison

"There is nothing more corrupting, nothing more destructive of the noblest and finest feelings of our nature, than the exercise of unlimited power."

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"There is nothing more corrupting, nothing more destructive of the noblest and finest feelings of our nature, than the exercise of unlimited power."

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Amber Hurdle

"There is only one thing for us to do, and that is to do our level best right where we are every day of our lives; To use our best judgment, and then to trust the rest to that Power which holds the forces of the universe in his hands."

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Amber Hurdle

"A stone thrown up into the air is bound to fall down, and absolute power is like a huge stone thrown up into the air."

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Amber Hurdle

"People might say I'm difficult, but did you ever hear anyone describe a label as 'difficult'? By nature, artists should challenge. When they call you difficult, it is a reflection of the imbalance of power."

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"Influence can be the worst gun nowadays."

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Amber Hurdle

"Power is the most persuasive rhetoric."

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Amber Hurdle

"The power to investigate is a great public trust."

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"He never sleeps, the judge. He is dancing, dancing. He says that he will never die."

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Amber Hurdle

"I had the strangest feeling-like I had lost something without ever really having it in the first place-that i wasn't what I once was, and wasn't at all what I was meant to be."

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Amber Hurdle

"Strength and success - they are above morality, above criticism. It seems, then, that it is not what you do, but how you do it and what you call it. Is there a check in men, deep in them, that stops or punishes? There doesn't seem to be. The only punishment is for failure. In effect no crime is committed unless a criminal is caught."

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Amber Hurdle

"It is easy, out of laziness, out of weakness, to throw oneself into the lap of deity, saying, 'I couldn't help it; the way was set.' But think of the glory of the choice!"

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