5,584 Quotes About Power

A sign of power in a man is not only when people follow what he suggests, but also when people make a conscious effort to do the exact opposite of what he suggests.

Every society had its elites, of course: its wealthy, well-educated, upwardly mobile types. Machiavelli, a republican himself, called them the grandi. The trick to preserving a republic was not to allow them to predominate as a class, to amass power at the expense of their fellows. Or more precisely: the key was not to allow them to amass power at the expense of the common man.

The ruling power is always faced with the question, ‘In such and such circumstances, what would you do?’, whereas the opposition is not obliged to take responsibility or make any real decisions.

We can be seduced...by powerful political groups that promise more wealth and lower taxes. Those with power can use clever, psychological tricks and play upon our weaknesses and brokenness in order to attract us to their way of thinking. We can be manipulated into illusion.

There is a force more powerful than steam and electricity: the will.

I beseech you, in the bowels of Christ, think it possible you may be mistaken.

I would be bored to death if I didn't control a country--Gin

Because our power is motivating, and gives momentum and ownership of changes to those who dream of failure.

Humans elect leaders on the basis of the promises they make. We [vampires] try to elect ours based solely on the strength of their character.