The strongest and most effective force in guaranteeing the long-term maintenance of power is not violence in all the forms deployed by the dominant to control the dominated, but consent in all the forms in which the dominated acquiesce in their own domination.
Copy QuotePower is given only to those who dare to lower themselves and pick it up. Only one thing matters, one thing; to be able to dare!
Copy Quote View & SharePower is like being a lady... if you have to tell people you are, you aren't.
Copy Quote View & ShareAll things are subject to interpretation whichever interpretation prevails at a given time is a function of power and not truth.
Copy Quote View & ShareBecause power corrupts, society's demands for moral authority and character increase as the importance of the position increases.
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