Power Quotes

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

25234 quotes

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"Power is not happiness. Power is not success. It is only usefulness."
Indira Gandhi
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"I have learned that true power comes from serving others."
Indira Gandhi
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"Power without wisdom is destructive; wisdom without power is ineffective."
Julius Nyerere
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"The power to change our circumstances begins with the belief that change is possible."
Julius Nyerere
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"The greatest penalty is to be forgotten."
Fidel Castro
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"One does not assume power with the intention of surrendering it."
Fidel Castro
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"Power without principle is tyranny."
Fidel Castro
"Women will never be silent again, once they have found their voices."
Emmeline Pankhurst
"I have seen what women can accomplish when freed from the chains of expectation."
Emmeline Pankhurst
"The power to vote is the power to shape the future, and we will not be denied it."
Emmeline Pankhurst
"The greatest power lies not in conquest, but in the ability to inspire others."
Jawaharlal Nehru
"Power without purpose is tyranny."
Jawaharlal Nehru
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"The power to transform society rests with ordinary people acting with extraordinary determination."
Kwame Nkrumah
"Without a people's army, the people have nothing."
Ho Chi Minh
"No force on earth can prevent our victory."
Ho Chi Minh
"The people's will is unstoppable."
Ho Chi Minh
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"The power to change society rests with ordinary people doing extraordinary things."
Jomo Kenyatta
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"A government that fears its people is already defeated."
Jomo Kenyatta
"No economic order has ever voluntarily given up power."
Che Guevara
"The bourgeoisie is many, but the people are numberless."
Che Guevara
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"Political power grows out of the barrel of a gun."
Mao Zedong
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"The power of the people is greater than the people in power."
Julius Nyerere
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"We are authors of our own destiny, not victims of circumstance."
Julius Nyerere
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"Imperialism is the monopoly stage of capitalism."
Fidel Castro
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"The strength of a movement lies not in its leaders but in its people."
Fidel Castro
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"There is no greater power than the power of the people united."
Leon Trotsky
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"The pen is mightier than the sword, but only when backed by conviction."
Leon Trotsky
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"Power without accountability is tyranny."
Leon Trotsky
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"A unified Africa would be a superpower of tremendous importance to the world."
Kwame Nkrumah
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"We are not begging for a place at the table; we are claiming it as our right."
Kwame Nkrumah