#posse

I never think of myself as wise. I think of myself as possessing a critical intelligence which I intend to allow to operate. ↗

— Harold Pinter

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Unlimited power corrupts the possessor. ↗

— William Pitt

#corrupts #possessor #power corrupts #unlimited #unlimited power

My father was a poor man, very poor in a British colonial possession where class and race were very important. ↗

— Sidney Poitier

#class #colonial #father #important #man

Britain, which in the years immediately before this war was rapidly losing such democratic virtues as it possessed, is now being bombed and burned into democracy. ↗

— J. B. Priestley

#being #bombed #britain #burned #democracy

The possessions of the rich are stolen property. ↗

— Pierre-Joseph Proudhon

#property #rich #stolen

This is the miracle that happens every time to those who really love: the more they give, the more they possess. ↗

— Rainer Maria Rilke

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For a creative writer possession of the 'truth' is less important than emotional sincerity. ↗

— George Orwell

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Enlightened people seldom or never possess a sense of responsibility. ↗

— George Orwell

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Men are not great or small because of their material possessions. They are great or small because of what they are. ↗

— James Cash Penney

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I would rather excel in the knowledge of what is excellent, than in the extent of my power and possessions. ↗

— Plutarch

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