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The attitude above all others which I feel sure is no longer valid is the arrogance of power, the tendency of great nations to equate power with virtue and major responsibilities with a universal mission.
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Power tends to confuse itself with virtue, and a great nation is peculiarly susceptible to the idea that its power is a sign of God's favor.
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Power confuses itself with virtue and tends also to take itself for omnipotence.
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Nobody ever did anything very foolish except from some strong principle.
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Born:
April 9, 1905
Died:
February 9, 1995
(aged 89)
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