"Power always thinks it has a great soul and vast views beyond the comprehension of the weak." ― John Adams Topic(s): Great Tags: always, power, thinks More From John Adams "Power always thinks… that it is doing God’s service when it is violating all his laws." "A government of laws, and not of men." "Liberty, according to my metaphysics is a self-determining power in an intellectual agent. It implies thought and choice and power." More In Great "Pray that your loneliness may spur you into finding something to live for, great enough to die for."― Dag Hammarskjold "A man’s worth is no greater than his ambitions."― Marcus Aurelius "Let’s face it – think of Africa, and the first images that come to mind are of war, poverty, famine and flies. How many of us really know anything at all about the truly great ancient African civilizations, which in their day, were just as splendid and glorious as any on the face of the earth?"― Henry Louis Gates