[Speech] WITH GREAT POWER COMES GREAT RESPONSIBILITY. - Parker's Principle

With great power comes great responsibility.

With great power comes great responsibility.

/wɪð ɡreɪt ˈpaʊər kʌmz ɡreɪt rɪˌspɒnsəˈbɪlɪti/

Ethical use of power

Stan Lee, through the character Uncle Ben in the Spider-Man comic series, imparted the lesson "With great power comes great responsibility." This principle highlights the ethical obligation to use power wisely and for the greater good. The phrase has transcended its comic book origins to become a universal maxim about the responsible use of power.

Background

  1. Stan Lee (as Uncle Ben)

  2. Writer and Publisher

  3. Spider-Man comic, 1962

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