Power Quotes

"In the game of nations, the pieces move only as far as the player's will extends."

"I used to say of him that his presence on the field made the difference of forty thousand men."

"Power without responsibility is tyranny."

"True power lies in influence, not in force alone."

"I love power. But it is as an artist that I love it."

"The greatest power is the power to inspire others to greatness."

"Power without principle is tyranny."

"My aim then was to whip the rebels, to humble their pride, to follow them to their inmost recesses, and make them fear and dread us."

"The measure of a man is what he does with power."

"The greatest power is the power to inspire others."

"I only know I have the power to annihilate them."

"Power without restraint inevitably corrupts the wielder."

"A nation's strength is measured not only by its armies but by the character of its people."

"The concentration of force at the decisive point is the eternal principle underlying all victory."

"A nation's true power lies not in its weapons, but in the quality of its strategic thinking."

"A great reputation is the capital of a great man."

"The price of greatness is responsibility."

"I always had a repugnance to sitting upon a throne. It appeared to me a thing so false and absurd that I could not reconcile myself to it."

"The price of greatness is responsibility."

"One should as a ruler never forget that the pen is mightier than the sword."

"A nation's strength is ultimately the strength of its people."

"The foundation of all power is the respect of those over whom power is held."

"To secure the safety of the navigation of the Mississippi I would slay millions."

"The fate of nations depends upon their armies."

"The greatest power lies in restraint."

"The greatest kings have used barbarity and cruelty toward those they wished to oppress."

"Might makes right."

"The world is ruled not by the best but by the strongest."

"I hold the definition of glory: the obedience of a whole people to a single will."

"I would rather be feared than pitied."