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Lewis Carroll1832–1898

“When I use a word,” Humpty Dumpty said in rather a scornful tone, “it means just what I choose it to mean⁠—neither more nor less.”
“The question is,” said Alice, “whether you can make words mean so many different things.”
“The question is,” said Humpty Dumpty, “which is to be master⁠—that’s all.”

Lewis Carroll on power

Through the Looking-Glass (1871), Chapter VI

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