Who first used the awesome remark?

Please

Thanks a million.

Michael

That would be from The Epistle of Paul the Apostle to the Romans

quote:

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Let every soul be subject unto the higher powers. For there is no power but of God: the powers that be are ordained of God.
~ Romans 13:1 , Holy Bible, King James Version
http://www.bartleby.com/108/45/13.html
http://afgen.com/onslave.html

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The candidate-selection process is the means by which elective offices are filled in the United States. It is a process that is often called "political," but it is more preoccupied with individual ambition and image-building than it is with substantive issues. It is a process in which most politicians develop binding ties to one or another clique within the power elite while professing to speak for "the people."
~ from "The Powers That Be" by G. William Domhoff, Vintage Books, 1978
http://www.thirdworldtraveler.com/Ruling_Elites/Quotations_TPTB.html

Sir Jon, I have never thanked you for this excellent find.

Sincerely

Michael