Power Quotes
Who has it, who wants it, and what happens when it's wielded wisely or poorly.
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"The point is not to predict the future, but to shape it."Otto von Bismarck
"In the midst of chaos, the pen remains mightier than the sword."Camille Desmoulins
"Power without accountability is merely tyranny dressed in fine clothes."Camille Desmoulins
"The pen transforms ideas into power; that is why tyrants fear writers."Camille Desmoulins
"We are bound not by chains of iron, but by chains of belief in false authority."Camille Desmoulins
"The revolution is the moment when people reclaim the power that was always theirs."Camille Desmoulins
"In the struggle for justice, the pen and the voice are our most formidable weapons."Camille Desmoulins
"Power without purpose is merely tyranny in waiting."Georges Danton
"The greatest power lies not in the sword, but in the conviction of millions."Georges Danton
"The power of the people is greatest when they stand as one."Georges Danton
"The pursuit of power blinds men to the pursuit of peace."Louis XVI
"I have found that arrogance is the precursor to downfall."Louis XVI
"A leader must understand that power is a trust, not a possession."Louis XVI
"Power corrupts most readily those who believe themselves incorruptible."Jean-Paul Marat
"The accumulation of power is the beginning of wisdom's decline."Jean-Paul Marat
"The people's strength lies in their numbers and their unity of purpose."Jean-Paul Marat
"The greatest luxury is the freedom to choose one's own path."Marie Antoinette
"The tyrant is but the slave turned inside out."Robespierre
"Men do not become tyrants by nature; they are made so by power unchecked."Robespierre
"The pen may be mightier than the sword, but only when guided by conviction."Camille Desmoulins
"The hand that holds the pen holds the future in its grasp."Camille Desmoulins
"Four hostile newspapers are more to be feared than a thousand bayonets."Napoleon Bonaparte
"Circumstances - what are circumstances? I make circumstances."Napoleon Bonaparte
"The great questions of the time will not be resolved by speeches and majority decisions but by iron and blood."Otto von Bismarck
"The strong must dominate the weak or they shall be dominated by them."Otto von Bismarck
"The most dangerous moment comes with victory."Otto von Bismarck
"Power corrupts most swiftly those who believe they deserve it."Jean-Paul Marat
"One cannot reign innocently."Robespierre
"Virtue without terror is powerless; terror without virtue is destructive."Robespierre
"Power without principle is the devil's bargain."Robespierre