I am not unconscious of the persuasive power exerted by these considerations to drag men along in the current; but I am not at liberty to travel that road. Benjamin F. Wade
The lecturer should give the audience full reason to believe that all his powers have been exerted for their pleasure and instruction. Michael Faraday
The sublimity of administration consists in knowing the proper degree of power that should be exerted on different occasions. Charles de Montesquieu
As one who was a prosecutor for many years, I can tell you that having a tape recording of interrogations would help everybody. It would make clear if there had been improper pressure exerted on a defendant or witness, and it would also protect the interrogating officer from false claims that such pressure had been brought to bear. Eliot Spitzer
The fatigue produced on the muscles of the human frame does not altogether depend on the actual force employed in each effort, but partly on the frequency with which it is exerted. Charles Babbage
