676 quotes found
“Who controls the past controls the future. Who controls the present controls the past.”
“Power never takes a back step - only in the face of more power.”
“Power is always right weakness always wrong. Power is always insolent and despotic.”
“Power only tires those who don't exercise it.”
“The only justification in the use of force is to reduce the amount of force necessary to be used.”
“Not believing in force is the same as not believing in gravitation.”
“The first principle of a civilized state is that the power is legitimate only when it is under contract.”
“The main task of a free society is to civilize the struggle for power. Slavery of the acquiescent majority to the ruthless few is the hereditary state of mankind freedom a rarely acquired charact...”
“Power corrupts the few while weakness corrupts the many.”
“His countenance was like lightning and his raiment white as snow.”
“Power is the recognition of necessity.”
“If absolute power corrupts absolutely where does that leave God?”
“Power is the ultimate aphrodisiac.”
“Liberal - a power worshipper without power.”
“Power is like a woman you want to stay in bed with forever.”
“The illegal we do immediately the unconstitutional takes a little longer.”
“Power tends to connect absolute power connects absolutely.”
“Give me a lever long enough And a prop strong enough I can single-handed move the world.”
“Iron hand in a velvet glove.”
“Patience and gentleness is power.”
