"The deckhands are in control, and the base have the upper hand over the noble."

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"The very loss of our church establishment, though, as in all human institutions, some defects may be found in it, would in itself be attended with the most fatal consequences. No prudent man dares has…"

— William Wilberforce

Politics1784–1812

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"What I hear is valueless; only what I see is living, and when I close my eyes my vision is even more powerful."

— Giorgio de Chirico

painting1888–1978

#power

"Here it is—the might, the power, the energy, the sadness, the glory, the youthfulness of our lands."

— Diego Rivera

Art1886–1957

#power

"Some commentators point out that with present birth rates it will not be long before Negroes are a majority in many of the major cities of the nation. As a consequence, they can be expected to take po…"

— Martin Luther King

Social Activism1929–1968

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