With the conception that the Revolution was only a means of securing political power, it was inevitable that all revolutionary values should be subordinated to the needs of the Socialist State; indeed, exploited to further the security of the newly acquired governmental power. Emma Goldman
The object and practice of liberty lies in the limitation of governmental power. Through the ages the constantly expanding grasp of government has been liberty's greatest threat. Douglas MacArthur
Do not allow yourself to imagine that revolutionary thinking can be propagated by governmental power. Vinoba Bhave
A compulsive dissenter, he had all along remained outside the precincts of governmental power – a fact that has made him an enigma. Chandra Shekhar
In our Constitution governmental power is divided among three separate branches of the national government, three separate branches of State governments, and the peoples of the several States. Robert W. Welch, Jr.
In a democracy there is a centralization of governmental power in a simple majority. Robert W. Welch, Jr.