Quotes About Power

around Frederick, just as it had around George

The world, when it comes down to it, is just the schoolyard writ large. Being on the side of truth and virtue doesn't help anyone. You have to be on the side of popularity and power!

There is no such thing as "people power" (democracy). The world is run by oligarchs for oligarchs. You have all been conned. You are all slaves of capitalism. You are ruled by a psychopathic elite just as your ancestors were. Nothing has changed, except the tactics of the elite. The weak, passive, submissive masses still go on being ruled by an elite few. They love it!

The market is simply a proxy, or a pseudonym, for the rich and powerful, for the capitalist elite. In expressions such as, "The market did x, y, or z", or, "The market reacted badly to the news", or "The market demanded a new policy", or, "The market gave it the thumbs down", if you simply substitute "capitalist elite" for the word "market", you will comprehend what's going on.

Meritocracy is all about positive liberty, about the endeavour to perfect humanity and create an earthly paradise. It's not afraid of legitimate authority – authority exercised in the interests of all. It's wholly opposed to privilege, excessive wealth, dynastic rule, inheritance and anyone seeking power in order to serve his own self-interest and particular will rather the interests of all and the General Will.

Our way of life is inherently based on masters and slaves. We bow to assorted Gods, like slaves bowing to masters. We bow to monarchs and presidents, to the rich, to celebrities. We never tire of bowing to others and getting on our knees. We are controlled at every turn. Isn't it time to unshackle ourselves, to stand up straight for once? Isn't it time to bring an end to the master-slave dialectic?

Democracy" literally means "people power" (demos – people; kratos = power). It was designed to stop rule by the rich elite. Look at"democratic" America. Who runs it? The rich elite – the top 1%!!! Why haven't the dumb "democrats" worked out that the elite have conned them yet again?!

It's better to be tough than strong, better to be clever than intelligent.

Never underestimate a determined woman. Universes are flimsy things in their hands.

As royalty, celebrities and the rich have always known, a smile is the most subtle and satisfying way of shitting on the inferior.

Desire for power is a kind of greed indulged by the unfulfilled

Otorite sayg?y? kazan?r, iktidarsa talep eder; otoritenin tuza?a ihtiyac? yokken iktidar, ürkütücü, a??rl?k sunan giysiler gereksinir; otorite aç?k yürek, iktidarsa s?k?l? yumruktur.

Tüm diktatörlerin gayet iyi kavrad??? üzere, gelece?i de?i?tirmek isteyen önce geçmi?i de?i?tirmek zorundad?r.

Strong men are not the ones you have to worry about, it's weak man that you have to worry about, putting authority and power in the hands of weak people, because when people who never had anything throughout their life, now have power over you, boy do they abuse it.

Physics, yes? Physics. This is physics. It's also politics. The two are sometimes painfully difficult to keep apart. Excerpt From: Michael Frayn. "Copenhagen".

Of course, he could shoot lasers out of his eyes and his butt, just like Little Bunny Boom-Boom.

Tom Marvolo Riddle

Cornelius Fudge

Madame Maxime

Death Eaters

The Heir Of Slytherin

Bellatrix Lestrange

The Sword Of Godric Gryffindor