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    We often say how impressive power is. But I do not find it impressive at all. The guns and the bombs, the rockets and the warships, are all symbols of human failure. They are necessary symbols. They protect what we cherish. But they are witness to hum.

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Self-reverence, self-knowledge, self-control -- these three alone lead to power.

Self-reverence, self-knowledge, self-control -- these three alone lead to power.

by Alfred Lord Tennyson Found in: Power Quotes,
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Every Communist must grasp the truth: "Political power grows out of the barrel of a gun.".

Every Communist must grasp the truth: "Political power grows out of the barrel of a gun.".

by Mao Tse-tung Found in: Power Quotes,
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You shall have joy, or you shall have power, said God; you shall not have both

You shall have joy, or you shall have power, said God; you shall not have both

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Their insatiable lust for power is only equaled by their incurable impotence in exercising it.

Their insatiable lust for power is only equaled by their incurable impotence in exercising it.

by Winston Churchill Found in: Power Quotes,
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I believe in one thing only, the power of human will.

I believe in one thing only, the power of human will.

by Joseph Stalin Found in: Power Quotes,
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Iron hand in a velvet glove.

Iron hand in a velvet glove.

by William Ellery Channing Found in: Power Quotes,
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The greatest power is often simple patience.

The greatest power is often simple patience.

by E. Joseph Cossman Found in: Power Quotes,
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There is nothing which power cannot believe of itself, when it is
praised as equal to the gods.
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There is nothing which power cannot believe of itself, when it is
praised as equal to the gods.
[Lat., Nihil est quod credere de se
Non possit, quum laudatur dis aequa potestas.]

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The most powerful person is he who is able to do least himself and burden others most with the things read more

The most powerful person is he who is able to do least himself and burden others most with the things for which he lends his name and pockets the credit.

by Theodor Adorno Found in: Power Quotes,
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