Power Quotes

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

"The privilege of greatness is to perceive the world differently."

"Power without wisdom is tyranny."

"Power over others is temporary; power over oneself is eternal."

"The slave begins by demanding justice and ends by wanting to wear a crown."

"The role of the intellectual is to say that power is always wrong, regardless of who wields it."

"Tyranny is comfortable, which is why it is so difficult to oppose."

"True power comes from understanding, not from force."

"Power without wisdom is tyranny."

"Sadism is the rage of powerlessness masquerading as strength."

"Violence is an action; it transforms those who commit it."

"We are oppressed because we have accepted oppression as inevitable."

"The individual who accepts oppression becomes complicit in their own bondage."

"The world belongs to those who claim it through their actions."

"The secret of my influence has always been that it remained secret."

"The secret of influence is sincerity."

"The strongest is never strong enough to always be master."

"Whoever would have absolute power must have absolute knowledge."

"Constant experience shows us that every man who has power is inclined to abuse it."

"The empire of the sea is the empire of the world."

"The slave is the master of his master."

"Power without conscience is mere tyranny."

"Power is not the ability to dominate; it is the ability to define oneself."

"What is the good of having great power if you are not going to use it?"

"The true danger lies not in power but in corruption."

"Power corrupts when separated from moral responsibility."

"The secret of my influence has always been that it remained secret."

"Power corrupts not because it is sought but because it is feared."

"Power without love is tyranny; love without power is sentiment."

"Violence is man re-creating himself."