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1 " ...but the power of spilled blood overwhelmed the good intentions of those who wanted to end the violence. "
― , Prisoners: A Muslim and a Jew Across the Middle East Divide
2 " ... the good intentions of a third party are powerless to control a woman who is annoyed to find herself pursued even into a ball-room by a man whom she does not love. Too often, the kind friend comes down again alone. "
― Marcel Proust , Swann's Way
3 " Concentrated power is not rendered harmless by the good intentions of those who create it. "
― Milton Friedman , Capitalism and Freedom