The desire for power in excess caused angels to fall; the desire for knowledge in excess caused man to fall; but in charity is no excess, neither can man or angels come into danger by it
Francis Bacon, Sr.
Nothing destroys authority more than the unequal and untimely interchange of power stretched too far and relaxed too much.
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Knowledge and human power are synonymous
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Knowledge itself is power
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Knowledge is power.
It is a strange desire, to seek power, and to lose liberty; or to seek power over others, and to lose power over a man's self.
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The desire of power in excess caused the angels to fall; the desire of knowledge in excess caused man to fall.
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