"People demand freedom only when they have no power."

Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, American Poet

Power, People, Freedom

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"People demand freedom only when they have no power."

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"If all mankind minus one were of one opinion, mankind would be no more justified in silencing that one person than he, if he had the power, would be justified in silencing mankind."

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"All the problems of the nation are nothing, in comparison to the might of God."

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"Capitalism has destroyed our belief in any effective power but that of self interest backed by force."

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"I remembered seeing it and it was this metallic turbine and I thought it was beautiful. I had never been in a power plant before, but I felt, without being overly dramatic, compelled to make photographs of this for myself."

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"Men of genius are often dull and inert in society; as the blazing meteor, when it descends to earth, is only a stone."

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"Talk not of wasted affection - affection never was wasted."

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"There are moments in life, when the heart is so full of emotion That if by chance it be shaken, or into its depths like a pebble Drops some careless word, it overflows, and its secret, Spilt on the ground like water, can never be gathered together."

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"Build today, then strong and sure, With a firm and ample base; And ascending and secure. Shall tomorrow find its place."

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