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"With great power comes great responsibility." I'm guessing 4 out of 5 people would attribute this quote to Ben Parker, uncle of Peter Parker, from the Spider-Man movies and comic books.
Research into this quote's origin finds that it can be attributed to a host of historically significant events and people, including Voltaire, Winston Churchill, and both President Roosevelts. (Sorry, Spidey.) Historically, the unattributed quote dates back to the French Revolution. The following passage appeared with a date of May 8, 1793 in a collection of the decrees made by the French National Convention, which translated is:
"THEY MUST CONSIDER THAT GREAT RESPONSIBILITY FOLLOWS INSEPARABLY FROM GREAT POWER."
Pre-dating, if you will, all of this is a Biblical verse, Luke 12:48, of which the King James translation is:
"FOR UNTO WHOMSOEVER MUCH...