Power Quotes
Who has it, who wants it, and what happens when it's wielded wisely or poorly.
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"Power corrupts those who forget they too will die"Ungaretti
"The greatest power lies not in dominating others, but in understanding ourselves."Salvatore Quasimodo
"Power reveals nothing; it only conceals those who wield it."Eugenio Montale
"Power corrupts not because it is evil, but because it isolates from reality."Giuseppe Tomasi di Lampedusa
"Ambition without grace becomes tyranny dressed in borrowed robes."Luis de Góngora
"The weight of power is felt most heavily by those who understand its responsibility."Garcilaso de la Vega
"True power lies in influence, not force."Elio Vittorini
"Power without integrity is corruption."Elio Vittorini
"Power wielded with mercy becomes wisdom."Salvatore Quasimodo
"Ambition without conscience becomes tyranny."Giuseppe Tomasi di Lampedusa
"Freedom is participation in power; whoever is prevented from participation is unfree."Pier Paolo Pasolini
"Power is the ability to affect change in the world."Pier Paolo Pasolini
"Power reveals who we truly are when no one is watching."Federigo Tozzi
"Power corrupts; love liberates."Elsa Morante
"The power to change the world begins with the power to change ourselves."Elio Vittorini
"Fear is the tool of tyrants"Primo Levi
"A powerful man is likened to water."Cesare Pavese
"The measure of a man is what he does with power."Cesare Pavese
"Power without compassion is merely tyranny with refinement."Salvatore Quasimodo
"The masses are manipulated through images and manufactured desires."Pier Paolo Pasolini
"Language is violence wrapped in civility."Pier Paolo Pasolini
"Words are actions; they shape reality as much as bullets do."Pier Paolo Pasolini
"Words are the primary instruments of domination."Pier Paolo Pasolini
"Power shows what we truly are beneath pretense."Federigo Tozzi
"Power without conscience becomes the machinery of evil."Federigo Tozzi
"Men build empires knowing they will crumble, yet they build anyway."Giuseppe Tomasi di Lampedusa
"The power to bear witness is the power to preserve the world."Primo Levi
"Power that does not listen becomes tyranny."Elsa Morante
"The power to change the world lies in the hands of those willing to question authority."Elio Vittorini
"Power without conscience is tyranny."Dino Buzzati