Quotes about power
213 quotes from 148 people
Ludwig von Mises1881–1973Liberalism (1927), Ch. 1: The Foundations of Liberal Policy § 10: The Argument of Fascism
Donald Trumpborn 1946Interview with Glenn Plaskin, Playboy (March 1990)
Gloria Steinem1934–2026“If Hitler Were Alive, Whose Side Would He Be On?” in M.S. magazine (October-November 1980)
William S. Burroughs1914–1997Naked Lunch (1959), “Benway”, p. 31
Aung San Suu Kyiborn 1945Freedom from Fear (1991)
George Carlin1937–2008Life Is Worth Losing (2005), “Dumb Americans”
Haile Selassie1892–1975Speech on Leadership in Speeches Delivered on Various Occasions, May 1957-December 1959 (1960), p. 138
Zulfikar Ali Bhutto1928–1979Letter to his daughter (1978), p. 63.
Kurt Vonnegut1922–2007Cold Turkey (2004)Propaganda is the executive arm of the invisible government.
Edward Bernays1891–1995Propaganda (1928), p. 48Nonresistance is the key to the greatest power in the universe.
Eckhart Tolleborn 1948A New Earth (2005)In our world, divide and conquer must become define and empower.
Audre Lorde1934–1992Sister Outsider: Essays and Speeches (1984), “The Master’s Tools Will Never Dismantle the Master’s House”, p. 112In a battle between force and an idea, the latter always prevails.
Ludwig von Mises1881–1973Liberalism (1927), Ch. 1: The Foundations of Liberal Policy § 10. The Argument of FascismThe mechanical mind has a passion for control — of everything except itself.
L. P. Jacks1860–1955Revolt Against Mechanism (1933).If there is a devil in human history, that devil is the principle of command.
Mikhail Bakunin1814–1876“On the Program of the Alliance” (1871), in Bakunin on Anarchy (1971), translated and edited by Sam Dolgoff