Pramila Jayapal Quotes

Ethics and power are separate.

If you want to test a man's character, give him power.

We have to be responsible in what we say as leaders.

It is impossible to deny that people in power face more temptations than ordinary citizens.

There is no man more dangerous, in a position of power, than he who refuses to accept as a working truth the idea that all a man does should make for rightness and soundness, that even the fixing of a tariff rate must be moral.

The measure of a man is what he does with power.

Leadership is about vision and responsibility, not power.

Every one, more or less, loves Power, yet those who most wish for it are seldom the fittest to be trusted with it.

Governance is a way of organizing, amplifying, and constraining power.

Nearly all men can stand adversity, but if you want to test a man's character, give him power.

There are, believe it or not, good politicians.

Power doesn't corrupt people, people corrupt power.

The key things are about power and about growing up and realizing as you grow up that there are consequences for the choices you make, especially when you get seduced by power.

There are a lot of smart people in politics and government, but character matters ... it is terribly important that the two be melded.

when greed and fear are linked to power, you have a dangerous mix. We see that in political life. In part of the world, the mix of greed and fear means that those who get power become reluctant to give it back. One of the many things I like and admire in our democracies are the norms that make our leaders hand over power when voters tell them to

Most people can bear adversity; but if you wish to know what a man really is give him power.|

Having power and being in a position of power can really blur your judgement, and it's not always that clear.

Leadership is not a right-it is a responsibility.

Power always brings with it responsibility.

Leadership is not a popularity contest; it's about leaving your ego at the door. The name of the game is to lead without a title.

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

The price of greatness is responsibility.

Good men who exercise power are really the most fascinating of all people.

Power without abuse loses its charm.

I think the greater responsibility, in terms of morality, is where leadership begins.