Quotes About Power

Every man who is worth thirty millions and is not wedded to them, is dangerous to the government.

A man made for public life and authority never takes account of personalities; he only takes account of things, of their weight and their conseqences.

There are only two forces that unite men - fear and interest. All great revolutions originate in fear, for the play of interests does not lead to accomplishment.

Man's brain may be compared to an electric battery...a group of electric batteries will provide more energy than a single battery.

And when neither their property nor honour is touched, the majority of men live content, and he has only to contend with the ambition of a few, whom he can curb with ease in many ways.

All the States and Governments by which men are or ever have been ruled, have been and are either Republics or Princedoms.

Men are able to assist fortune but not to thwart her. They can weave her designs, but they cannot destroy them.

Although a man may have no jurisdiction over the fact of his existence, he can hold supreme command over the meaning of existence for him.

Don't mess with the bull, young man. You'll get the horns.

Great things are accomplished by those who do not feel the impotence of man. This is a precious gift.

For any man to match above his rank is but to sell his liberty.

Men who marry wives very much superior to themselves are not so truly husbands to their wives as they are unawares made slaves to their position.

The greater a man is in power above others, the more he ought to excel them in virtue. None ought to govern who is not better than the governed.

Necessity when threatening is more powerful than device of man.

God's own foolishness is stronger than men. Do we believe that?

Man is always exploited through fear.

Whenever there is love the woman blossoms. Without love, the woman shrinks. The men who love power never fall in love. Even if they fall in love they keep themselves at a distance.

He is only rich who owns the day. There is no king, rich man, fairy, or demon who possesses such power as that.

Far off, men swell, bully, and threaten; bring them hand to hand, and they are feeble folk.

I'm scared of one man, one vote because it suggests that everybody has an equal ability at making decisions, and I think that's dangerous.

That a man can change himself…and master his own destiny is the conclusion of every mind who is wide-awake to the power of right thought."(Christian D. Larson)

Violence begets violence, and then you get leaders who are violent men. And you don't want that.

It is within your power at this very moment not only to consumate an act of enlightened statesmanship, but, as the instrument of the Almighty, to restore to freedom a race of men.

The natural impulse of men is to follow and whoever has the strongest sense of purpose will always dominate.