They have taught and practised the precept that the greater man's power the greater his obligation.
Calvin Coolidge: “They have taught and practised the precept that the greater man's power the greater his obligation.”
Editor's note · Context
Coolidge articulates the principle that greater power entails greater responsibility.
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