Power Fault

Famous quotes containing the words power and/or fault:

“The power of the past does not depend on our knowledge of it.”
—Mason Cooley (b. 1927)

“The wisest conservatism is that of the Hindoos. “Immemorial custom is transcendental law,” says Menu. That is, it was the custom of the gods before men used it. The fault of our New England custom is that it is memorial. What is morality but immemorial custom? Conscience is the chief of conservatives.”
—Henry David Thoreau (1817–1862)