Benjamin Wittes Quotes

He that communicates his secret to another makes himself that other's slave.

It is a universal and fundamental political principle that the power to protect can safely be confided only to those interested in protecting, or their responsible agents - a maxim not less true in private than in public affairs.

Wealth and power don't go together. Power cannot be brokered. To me, power is responsibility.

I am the guardian of power, not its owner.

To the victor belong the responsibilities.

With great power goes great responsibility.

All power is a trust; that we are accountable for its exercise.

Our rulers do wrong from choice and right from necessity.

All empire is no more than power in trust.

Whether it's a blessing or a curse, it's a fact that we have power. Everyone—friend and enemy—looks to see how we use it, how we treat it, how we keep it.

Power invariably means both responsibility and danger.

Let us never forget the duty, which we have taken upon us

Promises are dangerous things to ask or to give.

With great power comes great responsibilty.

Their fate rested entirely on me. I could save them by telling the truth. I could destroy them by lying. No one should have that much power.

I would not be a Moses to lead you into the Promised Land, because if I could lead you into it, someone else could lead you out of it.

The price of greatness is responsibility.

A promise made is a debt unpaid.

Power should be reserved for weightlifting and boats, and leadership really involves responsibility.

A big man has no time really to do anything but just sit and be big.

Power without abuse loses its charm.

Responsibilities gravitate to the person who can shoulder them.

Never make a promise - you may have to keep it.

The great irony of management is that the higher up you go, the less actual control you have. When you are but a humble coder, you make the computer do exactly what you want; when you're a manager, you only hope that people understand what you want, and then trust/pray that they do it both correctly and in a timely manner.

To be honest, the fact that people trust you gives you a lot of power over people. Having another person's trust is more powerful than all other management techniques put together.