The exercise of power is

The exercise of power is
The exercise of power is determined by thousands ofinteractions between the world of the powerful and that of the powerless, allthe more so because these worlds are never divided by a sharp line: everyonehas a small part of himself in both.
  

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Acreaking door hangs long on its hinges.
Most of our so-called reasoning consists in finding arguments for going on believingas we already do.
In aconflict, being willing to change allows you to move from a point of view toa viewing point a higher, moreexpansive place, from which you can see both sides.
A state with defective laws will have defective morals.
Whilewe consider when to begin, it becomes too late.
I think I could sum up my position on this with therecitation of a brief Russian proverb ‘Doveryai no Proveryai.’ Itmeans trust but verify.
Bring ideas in and treat them royally,for one of them may be the king.
Muchtalking is the cause of danger. Silence is the means of avoiding misfortune.The talkative parrot is shut up in a cage. Other birds, without speech, flyfreely about.
Byfailing to prepare you are preparing to fail.
Learning, the destroyer of arrogance, begets arrogance in fools, even as light that illumines the eye, makes owls blind.
One must be poor to know the luxury of giving.
In history, characters and events occur twice, first as tragedy then as farce.