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Henry B. Adams quotes about power

American Historian February 16, 1838 – March 27, 1918

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the problem of life was as simple as it was classic. Politics offered no difficulties, for there the moral law was a sure guide. Social perfection was also sure, because human nature worked for Good, and three instruments were all she asked? Suffrage, Common Schools, and Press. On these points doubt was forbidden. Education was divine, and man needed only a correct knowledge of facts to reach perfection: "Were half the power that fills the world with terror, Were half the wealth bestowed on... Henry B. Adams
Henry B. Adams quote: "A friend in power is a friend lost."
A friend in power is a friend lost. Henry B. Adams
The effect of power and publicity on all men is the aggravation of self, a sort of tumor that ends by killing the victim's sympathies. Henry B. Adams
Henry B. Adams quote: "Power when wielded by abnormal energy is the most serious of..."
Power when wielded by abnormal energy is the most serious of facts. Henry B. Adams
Henry B. Adams quote: "Power is poison. Its effect on Presidents had always been tragic."
Power is poison. Its effect on Presidents had always been tragic. Henry B. Adams

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