The measure of power is not in what we can command, but in w... - Queen Victoria

"The measure of power is not in what we can command, but in what we can inspire."

Queen Victoria Power

Monarch, Queen British 1819–1901

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"I am most anxious to enlist everyone who can speak or write to join in this great and holy cause of beseeching protection of the poor."

"We are not amused."

"Great events make me quiet and calm; it is only trifles that irritate my nerves."

"Life is composed but of trifles."

"Power without control is just destruction."

"Power is not about control, it's about influence"

"The world doesn't need me to be the hero. It just needs me to be dangerous."

"The claws come out when I need them to."