“Even if you must have regard to wealth, in order to secure leisure, yet it is surely a bad thing that the greatest offices, such as those of kings and generals, should be bought. The law which allows this abuse makes wealth of more account than virtue, and the whole state becomes avaricious.” IfsShouldStatesWholeLawOrderWealthJusticeVirtueKingsOfficeAbuseAccountsRegardSecureBad ThingsLeisure Book:The Essential Aristotle Source: The Essential Aristotle
“Power can be very addictive, and it can be corrosive. And it's important for the media to call to account people who abuse their power, whether it be here or elsewhere.” PeopleImportantMediaAbuseAccountsElsewhere Author:George H. W. Bush
“Somebody said to me this morning, 'To what do you attribute your longevity?' I don't know. I mean, I couldn't have planned my life out better. By all accounts I should be dead! The abuse I put my body through: the drugs, the alcohol, the lifestyle I've lived the last 30 years!” KnowsShouldYearsMeanSaidBodyLastsMorningDrugAbuseAccountsAlcoholLifestyleAttributesLongevityGood Morning Author:Ozzy Osbourne