- Me
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- Nov 07, 2020
Power Quotes
Lines on power, wherever it shows up.
Rather than sticking to one definition, this set moves between the power of computing infrastructure, a hitter's power at the plate, and the power a film has to hold a room the way old storytelling once did. Compare notes on strength and character in our Great page.
- Last Updated on May 30, 2021
- Adversarial
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- Nov 07, 2020
In essence, I see the value of journalism as resting in a twofold mission: informing the public of accurate and vital information, and its unique ability to provide a truly adversarial check on those in power.
- Order
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- Nov 07, 2020
The purpose of whistleblowing is to expose secret and wrongful acts by those in power in order to enable reform.
- Journalism
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- Nov 07, 2020
A key purpose of journalism is to provide an adversarial check on those who wield the greatest power by shining a light on what they do in the dark, and informing the public about those acts.
- Leader
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- Nov 07, 2020
The most extremist power any political leader can assert is the power to target his own citizens for execution without any charges or due process, far from any battlefield. The Obama administration has not only asserted exactly that power in theory, but has exercised it in practice.
- More
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- Nov 07, 2020
It's hard to improve our schools. It's hard to redistribute wealth created by the concentration of technological and financial power or to increase middle-class wages. But it might be easier to lower middle-class costs by building more housing.
- Own
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- Nov 07, 2020
The one effective method of defending one's own territory from an offensive by air is to destroy the enemy's air power with the greatest possible speed.
- Change
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- Nov 07, 2020
Books have the power to be the light we are seeking at crucial moments in our lives. Reading helps us realize we are not alone, that we can change our circumstances and even achieve the impossible.
- Light
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- Nov 07, 2020
There is a descent from God through the world to animals, and an ascent from animals through the world to God. He is the highest point of the scale, pure act and active power, the purest light.
- Government
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- Nov 07, 2020
I still believe in the power of government to make lives better, and I believe that if someone is willing to take a stand, other people will follow.
- Feet
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- Nov 07, 2020