"Power is no blessing in itself, except when it is used to protect the innocent." ― Jonathan Swift Topic(s): Power More From Jonathan Swift "Vision is the art of seeing what is invisible to others." "Interest is the spur of the people, but glory that of great souls. Invention is the talent of youth, and judgment of age." "The best doctors in the world are Doctor Diet, Doctor Quiet, and Doctor Merryman." More In Power "In a democracy the poor will have more power than the rich, because there are more of them, and the will of the majority is supreme."― Aristotle "This nuclear option is ultimately an example of the arrogance of power."― Joe Biden "The worst pain a man can suffer: to have insight into much and power over nothing."― Herodotus