Quotes by Baldwin, James

Experience that destroys innocents also leads one back to it. >>

An identity is questioned only when it is menaced, as when the mighty >>

It is rare indeed that people give. Most people guard and keep; they s >>

Quotations about Power

Calmness is the cradle of power. >>

Power has only one duty --to secure the social welfare of the People. >>

The king goes as far as he may, not as far as he could. >>

But the relationship of morality and power is a very subtle one. Because ultimately power without morality is no longer power.

Baldwin, James