Quotes About Power

Western education precludes us from writing or speaking from a 'real' and authentic indigenous position

Imperialism still hurts, still destroys, and is reforming itself constantly

research', is probably one of the dirtiest words in the Indigenous world's vocabulary

Imperialism provided the means through which concepts of what counts as human could be applied systematically as forms of classification, for example through hierarchies of race and typologies of different societies. In conjunction with imperial power and with 'science', these classification systems came to shape relations between imperial powers and indigenous societies.

He is a breaker of things and people

A bully is only a coward who needs to be shown who's really in charge.

There was something about the Me Tarzan, You Jane scenario that revved her engines.

Peace is a virgin who dare not show her face without Strength, her father, for protection.

Strength and skill are happy comrades.

Greatness is not always largeness.

Wisdom comes with all we see, God writes His lessons in each flower, And ev'ry singing bird or bee Can teach us something of His power.

Emperors may come and go, bringing more or less chaos, but the bureaucrats keep the wheels turning.

popular men who laugh at your jokes pose a threat which blatant villains can never command.

But, remember, a tyrant hates to admit he is one,' Faustus said quietly. 'The worse he is, the more he claims – and even believes – that traditional religion and democracy matter to him deeply and determine all his actions.

Dictators love to talk. It is remarkable how men who wield excessive sole power will be consistent in this: Given a captive audience, they all drone on for hours. And hours. The human brain can only concentrate for twenty minutes, ask any teacher. Dictators have rarely been despatched on a training course to learn that simple fact. Many dictators are completely untrained; tyranny comes to them naturally.

I would rather see Rome ruled by a man who once had to ask his accountant tricky questions before his steward could pay the butcher's bill than by some mad limb like Nero, who was brought up believing himself the son and the grandson of gods, and who thought wearing the purple gave him free rein to indulge his personal vanities, execute real talent, bankrupt the Treasury, burn half of Rome – and bore the living daylights out of paying customers in theatres!

What's going on in the Senate is kind of a politics of escalation. We're getting sort of like the Mideast: pay back everybody when you're in charge.

The politics of judges is getting to be red hot.

Conquest is the symptom of a craze.

Energy is the single thing of absolute value created in the Universe.

Fundamentally, a civilization's problems are rooted in energy development.

Genes rule the world.

Life on the plantation can be calm. You can even be happy and find fulfillment on the plantation. It may be possible to be friends with the plantation owner. Heck, the plantation owner might even let you run the plantation. But, all of these privileges are only afforded to you as long as you stay on the plantation.

Power is acquired, not distributed. Equity is what gets distributed.