Power Quotes

"The intellectual tradition is one of servility to power, and we intend to overcome it."

"Manufacturing consent is how systems of power maintain themselves."

"Power reveals itself most clearly in what cannot be discussed."

"Systems of control rely on the passivity of the governed."

"Power operates through the normalization of the extraordinary."

"Every punishment which does not arise from absolute necessity is tyrannical."

"The greatest obstacle to justice is the love of power."

"The root of all evil is not money, but the misuse of power."

"The greatest power is the power to forgive."

"Ideas are more powerful than guns. We would not let our enemies have guns, why should we let them have ideas?"

"The multiplier effect explains why small changes in confidence can lead to large economic shifts."

"The most destructive force in the world is the power of government to regulate the economy."

"The politician who promises to solve all problems through government action is the most dangerous politician."

"Power gained through virtue is lasting power."

"True power lies in service to others."

"The more the state 'plans' the more difficult planning becomes for the individual."

"Government control of the economy inevitably leads to government control of society."

"The road to serfdom is paved with good intentions and promises of security."

"Those who claim to act in the name of the people often oppress the people."

"The accumulation of power in any hands is dangerous to freedom."

"Those who seek power over others reveal that they do not understand freedom."

"Those who control language control thought; those who control thought control action."

"Power tends to corrupt, and absolute power corrupts absolutely."

"Power without responsibility is tyranny."

"Power belongs to those who understand human nature."

"Power multiplies when it aligns with natural law."

"The power to change others begins with the power to change oneself."

"Those who have power should be most bound by law, for they have the greatest capacity to abuse it."

"Property is power."

"I am sure that the power of vested interests is vastly exaggerated compared with the gradual encroachment of ideas."