Power Quotes

"Accumulation of capital is concentration of power in few hands"

"Power exercised without moral principle inevitably generates suffering and instability."

"Experience with human nature shows that the propensity to dominate is nearly universal."

"Power without conscience is merely brutality."

"Power rightly used elevates humanity; misused, it corrupts everything it touches."

"The power of the sword is very strong, but the power of the word is infinitely stronger."

"The greatest power is the power of understanding."

"Every action is prompted by will, and all will is a will to power."

"The tyrant dies and his rule is over; the martyr dies and his rule begins."

"The ultimate power is the power to choose one's own destiny."

"The wealth of nations is measured by the exploitation of workers."

"The ruling class controls not just production but also ideas."

"Power belongs to those who recognize necessity."

"The power of an idea lies not in its acceptance but in its capacity to provoke thought."

"The power of persuasion lies not in force but in the clarity of one's argument."

"The more strictly we are watched, the better we behave."

"The love of power and the love of money are the primary motives of human action."

"The accumulation of power corrupts the integrity of those who hold it."

"The power to do good is the greatest power of all."

"There is no greater power on earth than that of the human will when it is focused and determined."

"Life is the will to power."

"The proletariat alone are a revolutionary class."

"The private property owner has already recognized his power over individuals."

"Despotism tempers itself with ceremony; absolute power requires absolute politeness."

"The real tragedy is that the poor do not comprehend their power."

"The working class is the revolutionary force of modern society."

"State power is nothing but organized power of one class for oppressing another."

"The greatest power lies in the power of thought."

"The power of the idea transcends the power of the sword."

"We are architects of our own understanding through the choices we make daily."