Quotes About Dominance

But the lust for power never dies- men cannot have enough. No one will lift a hand to send it from his door, to give it warning, 'Power, never come again!

Fear is stronger than arms.

Persuasion is better than force.

The tyrant will always find a pretext for his tyranny.

Any excuse will serve a tyrant

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I am the King. I tell. I am not told. I am the verb, sir. I am not the object. (King George III)

Los símbolos tiene poder, Netley... Poder suficiente como para retorcerle el estómago incluso a alguien como tú... O como para relegar a la mitad de este planeta a la esclavitud.

I find it difficult sometimes to read exploration as other than a euphemism for empire and exploitation. The

Behind gods, ghosts, and people squats the state, which asserts total access to both public and private space: the

But I believe. I believe that once we were ruled by beings so evil that even their own shadows shied away from them.

By refusing to accept white dominance in our schools, places of work, communities, and, yes, among those whites who consider us friends, we both show a due regard for our humanity and often convey enlightenment to whites deeply immersed in the still-widespread, deeply held beliefs of a white-dominated society.

We have been taught, in ways large and small, religious and secular, that life is based on hierarchies, and that those higher on these hierarchies dominate those lower, either by right or by might. We have been taught that there are myriad literal and metaphorical food chains where the one at the top is the king of the jungle.

Civilization is based on a clearly defined and widely accepted yet often unarticulated hierarchy. Violence done by those higher on the hierarchy to those lower is nearly always invisible, that is, unnoticed. When it is noticed, it is fully rationalized. Violence done by those lower on the hierarchy to those higher is unthinkable, and when it does occur is regarded with shock, horror, and the fetishization of the victims.

Brahmins were essentially transmitters and stewards of Vedic hymns and rituals, not its interpreters or owners. Over time, however, they used their exalted position to dominate society and claim entitlements. It was an irony of history that those who carried knowledge of how to expand the mind failed to expand their own minds, and chose the common path of domination instead.

Leaders often equate themselves with lions, and indulge their desire to dominate when, in fact, the point of leadership is to be secure enough to outgrow the lion within us, and enable and empower those around us. But this is not easy, as anxiety overpowers the best of leaders.

Ultimately, all wars can be traced to the simplest of quarrels where man is eager to overpower rather than indulge the other.

A king uses his power to serve people and create an ecosystem where people can outgrow hunger and fear. When a king uses his power to dominate those around him, it reveals the king has not outgrown his hunger and fear; he is not yet Ram. Likewise, a king's agent uses his power to serve his master. When a king's agent uses his power to dominate those around him, it reveals he has not outgrown his hunger and fear; he is not yet Hanuman.

a man who uses a woman for his own sexual gratification, but belittles her into thinking she is no good in bed, is not a dominant personality, but a submissive one.

The world changes. Now, one needs no army and no sword to conquer the world.

They stared at each other and then, at last, Kai closed his eyes and nodded his head, just once. The estates would always win.

The box was beginning to feel like another person in my house, a person with too much power for the space she took up.

There is nothing more restless than men in power.

Whenever the government is involved, there is an element of coercion.