Power Quotes

Who has it, who wants it, and what happens when it's wielded wisely or poorly.

25234 quotes

"Power without accountability is tyranny."
Julian Assange
"Governments fear transparency more than anything else."
Julian Assange
"The powerful will always resist transparency."
Julian Assange
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"The best way to understand power is to watch how it operates when people aren't looking."
Rachel Maddow
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"Power thrives on confusion. Clarity is the antidote."
Rachel Maddow
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"The responsibility of a platform is to use it wisely."
Rachel Maddow
R
"Every news cycle is a choice about what matters."
Rachel Maddow
J
"The power to change the world begins with the power to tell the truth."
James Foley
J
"The greatest power lies not in weapons, but in the human will to persist."
James Foley
"Power without accountability is tyranny."
Edward Snowden
"Every person has the power to effect change."
Edward Snowden
"The powerful depend on the silence of the powerless."
Edward Snowden
"Power concentrated without oversight is the definition of tyranny."
Edward Snowden
"We are not powerless; we simply choose not to use our power."
Edward Snowden
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"Power concentrated without oversight tends toward corruption."
Rachel Maddow
"The most powerful tool is the truth."
Julian Assange
"Systems of power rely on secrecy to maintain control."
Julian Assange
"The powerful fear transparency more than anything else."
Julian Assange
"Power corrupts those who operate without oversight."
Julian Assange
"The powerful invest heavily in controlling the narrative."
Julian Assange
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"Power without purpose is merely domination; purpose without power is merely philosophy."
Fareed Zakaria
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"A nation's soft power is often more valuable than its military might."
Fareed Zakaria
F
"The key to understanding the world is to understand how power really works."
Fareed Zakaria
"I've come to understand that privilege carries responsibility."
Anderson Cooper
"Power is best used when people don't realize they're being influenced."
Anderson Cooper
"Energy rightly applied can accomplish anything."
Nellie Bly
"The only limits we have are the ones we place upon ourselves."
Nellie Bly
"The greatest power is the power to change yourself."
Nellie Bly
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"Power without responsibility is tyranny."
Larry King
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"I have always believed that the pen is mightier than the sword."
Marie Colvin