Power Quotes

"The pen and the sword are both weapons of struggle; the choice of which reveals one's true nature."

"Power corrupts most thoroughly those who believe they exercise it for the good of others."

"The people, and the people alone, are the motive force in the making of world history."

"Political power grows out of the barrel of a gun."

"I love the smell of gunpowder and roses."

"Man is not truly free if he cannot choose who to kill."

"I would like to teach you about power in its true form."

"I love the sound of breaking glass."

"I am interested in nothing by power."

"I make my own rules, always have, always will."

"The only true power lies in the will to act."

"The voice of the people, when united, cannot be silenced."

"The greatest power lies not in weapons, but in the will of the people."

"The capitalist will sell you the rope with which to hang him."

"Power is not seized; it is constructed through organized collective action."

"A system dies when it has lost the support of those whom it must convince."

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

"The greatest weapon against tyranny is an awakened conscience."

"Power is not a means, it is an end in itself."

"The Pope! How many divisions has he got?"

"The only real power comes from a rifle barrel."

"The people who cast the votes decide nothing; the people who count the votes decide everything."

"Control the past and you control the future; control the present and you control the past."

"The atom bomb is a paper tiger used by the US reactionaries to scare people."

"Power without accountability is tyranny wearing a pleasant mask."

"The function of the bureaucracy is to transform itself into a new ruling class."

"The bureaucratic degeneration of the revolution begins with the isolation of the vanguard."

"The bureaucrat fears criticism because it exposes his incompetence."

"Power concedes nothing without struggle and demonstration."

"The atom bomb is a paper tiger used by the US reactionaries to scare people."