Eric Hoffer Quote - Liberty Quotes Blog

"Absolute power turns its possessors
not into a God but an anti-God.
For God turned clay into men,
while the absolute despot turns men into clay."

by:	Eric Hoffer (1902-1983) American author, philosopher, awarded Presidential Medal of Freedom
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Categories:	Despotism, God, Power
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-- SK, Oklahoma City
-- Joe, Rochester, MI
True Absolute Power does Not lie in the hands of a human,rather the Maker of the Human. -- KS 1
Interesting quote, but its not his best or is it original. -- Jim Logan, Ottawa
I like it a lot, I say hmmm - way more accuracy than not. -- Mike, Norwalk 1
-- Mary - MI
"For God turned clay into men, while the absolute despot turns men into clay." Brilliant! ;-) -- E Archer, NYC