Power and authority are sometimes bought by kindness' is taken from the writings of-

• Edmund Burke was an Irish statesman, economist, and philosopher.
• He was born in Dublin.
• He served as a member of parliament between 1766 and 1794 in the House of Commons of Great Britain with the Whig Party after moving to London in 1750.
• His famous quotations:
- Fear is the mother of safety.
- Power and authority are sometimes bought by kindness.
- The greater the power, the more dangerous the abuse.
- Superstition is the religion to feeble minded persons.