As long as there are sovereign nations possessing great power, war is inevitable.
The great powers claim that whatever they possess is theirs by right, but whatever we, the smaller countries possess is negotiable.
WITH GREAT POWER THERE MUST ALSO COME—GREAT RESPONSIBILITY!
Great American power and responsibility are not unprecedented, and have been used with restraint and great benefit in the past.
Success does not necessarily involve great intellect, or great position, or great wealth; it has to do with inner integrity. Remember that.
I submit respectfully to the House as a general principle that our responsibility in this matter is directly proportionate to our power. Where there is great power there is great responsibility, where there is less power there is less responsibility, and where there is no power there can, I think, be no responsibility.
I believe that every right implies a responsibility; every opportunity, an obligation; every possession, a duty.
I believe that every right implies a responsibility; every opportunity, an obligation; every possession, a duty.
Wealth is a form of power in our society. With great power comes great responsibility. If you have too much wealth, ipso facto, you have too much power — therefore you have too much responsibility — and you're a kind of dictator.
The possession of great powers, no doubt, carries with it a contempt for mere external show.