There are limits to power, as those who put their hopes in a constitution always discover.

My lungs taste the air of Time,Blown past falling sands.

They say they seek security and quiet, the condition they call peace. Even as they speak they create the seeds of turmoil and violence.

It was mostly sweet," he whispered, "and you were the sweetest of all.

Ideas are a dime a dozen. It's execution that counts.

The mistakes (of leaders) are amplified by the numbers who follow them without question. Charismatic leaders tend to build up followings, power structures and these power structures tend to be taken over by people who are corruptible. I don't think that the old saw about 'power corrupts and absolute power corrupts absolutely' is accurate: I think power attracts the corruptible.

If you believe certain words, you believe their hidden arguments. When you believe something is right or wrong, true or false, you believe the assumptions in the words which express the arguments. Such assumptions are often full of holes, but remain most precious to the convinced.