Power Quotes
Who has it, who wants it, and what happens when it's wielded wisely or poorly.
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"Power without love is destruction; love without power is futility."Ciro Alegría
"The powerful always rewrite history to justify their crimes."Fernando Vallejo
"Power corrupts not by making us evil, but by isolating us."Fernando Vallejo
"Power without conscience is tyranny."Alcides Arguedas
"Totalitarianism thrives when people become indifferent to their surroundings."Mario Vargas Llosa
"Power without accountability inevitably leads to abuse."Mario Vargas Llosa
"Power is best wielded by those who do not hunger for it."Mario Vargas Llosa
"To be powerless is not to be without power; it is to possess different power."José María Arguedas
"El poder real no viene de dominar a otros, sino de dominarse a uno mismo."Tomás Carrasquilla
"El poder supremo es el de transformar el odio en comprensión."Tomás Carrasquilla
"True power lies not in domination but in understanding the other."José María Arguedas
"In silence, the powerful find their greatest weapon."Alcides Arguedas
"Power without wisdom is a house built upon sand."Alcides Arguedas
"The power of words lies in their ability to wound and heal simultaneously."Fernando Vallejo
"Power corrupts, but powerlessness embitens."Fernando Vallejo
"Nature does not negotiate with those who seek to dominate it."Ciro Alegría
"Words have the power to transform reality and human consciousness"Mario Vargas Llosa
"Power corrupts those who do not question themselves"Mario Vargas Llosa
"The pen is mightier than the sword because it changes minds"Mario Vargas Llosa
"Power without accountability is merely organized crime"Mario Vargas Llosa
"Power wielded without conscience is tyranny wearing a crown."Jorge Isaacs
"Words are the tools with which we build or destroy civilizations."Tomás Carrasquilla
"The most dangerous power is the power to name and therefore to create reality."Tomás Carrasquilla
"Power corrupts not because of evil, but because power is itself evil."Fernando Vallejo
"The greatest weapon is not the gun but the word."Fernando Vallejo
"Power corrupts, but the lack of it destroys."Juan Carlos Onetti
"The pen is mightier than any weapon"Rodolfo Walsh
"Power without responsibility is tyranny"Rodolfo Walsh
"Ambition without conscience is merely the tyranny of the few over the many."Alcides Arguedas
"Power without love is tyranny; love without power is ineffectual."Ernesto Sabato