Power Quotes

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

25234 quotes

M
"The revolution devours its own children if they stray from the path."
Mao Zedong
J
"The people who cast the votes do not have half a say in those who count the votes"
Joseph Stalin
J
"It is enough that the people know there was an election; those who decide the outcome decide everything"
Joseph Stalin
J
"Power is the ultimate goal"
Joseph Stalin
J
"Power corrupts absolutely"
Joseph Stalin
B
"I prefer fifty thousand rifle-carrying soldiers to five million votes."
Benito Mussolini
B
"The future of civilization belongs to those who understand power."
Benito Mussolini
B
"The future belongs to the ruthless."
Benito Mussolini
B
"Authority comes from the will of a strong leader."
Benito Mussolini
B
"The future is written by those with will."
Benito Mussolini
B
"I am indifferent to the suffering of my enemies."
Benito Mussolini
B
"The future belongs to those willing to seize it."
Benito Mussolini
B
"I am the architect of a new world."
Benito Mussolini
V
"One man with a gun can control a hundred without one."
Vladimir Lenin
W
"The price of greatness is responsibility."
Winston Churchill
W
"The power of man has grown in every sphere except over himself."
Winston Churchill
F
"Great power involves great responsibility."
Franklin D. Roosevelt
L
"Power reveals the true character of those who hold it."
Leon Trotsky
V
"The foundation of power lies in the organization of the working masses."
Vladimir Lenin
E
"The future is literally in our hands to shape as we like"
Eleanor Roosevelt
E
"It is our choices that show what we truly are, far more than our abilities"
Eleanor Roosevelt
E
"Guard against the overuse of authority"
Eleanor Roosevelt
J
"The people who cast the votes decide nothing; the people who count the votes decide everything."
Joseph Stalin
J
"Power is the ultimate currency."
Joseph Stalin
B
"I am the only man who has the right to command in Italy."
Benito Mussolini
B
"Patience is a virtue only for those who lack power."
Benito Mussolini
B
"The future belongs to those strong enough to seize it."
Benito Mussolini
B
"Violence is sometimes necessary to achieve progress."
Benito Mussolini
B
"The press exists to report what I deem newsworthy."
Benito Mussolini
B
"Fear is the most effective tool of governance."
Benito Mussolini