Read quote“Workers, unite! Unity gives strength.”
About Power
Influence, authority, control, and the dynamics between the powerful and powerless.
The collection
Words on Power
Read quote“Better to make prime ministers out of prisoners than prisoners out of prime ministers.”
Read quote“The problem of the Twentieth Century is the problem of the color-line.”
Read quote“Every painting submitted by Kim Hong-do immediately satisfied King Jeongjo.”
Read quote“Směl jsem dělat divadlo, na to si netroufli, protože popularita toho Semaforu byla tenkrát pořád obrovská.”
Read quote“Among the mechanisms of personal agency, none is more central or pervasive than people's beliefs about their capabilities to exercise control over events that affect their lives.”
Read quote“È un po' tardi, ma alla fine mi sono convinto che di padroni non bisogna averne, perché anche quando cominciano bene finiscono male.”
Read quote“Spread the word, sweep out Bird.”
Read quote“I do not wish them to have power over men; but over themselves.”
Read quote“Acquiescence and docility are not potential traits of Arab publics.”
Read quote“Among the mechanisms of human agency, none is more central or pervasive than people's beliefs in their efficacy to influence events that affect their lives.”
Read quote“The era of the indigenous major is here.”
Read quote“ब्राह्मणेतर चळवळीत राष्ट्रीय वृत्तीला काही वाव नव्हता; ती सर्वस्वी सरकारची मर्जी राखणारी चळवळ होती.”
Read quote“It’s the duty of the State and the State alone to issue as much currency as the community needs.”
Read quote“He cannot serve today those who make history; he must serve those who are subject to it.”
Read quote“We don't want to take over the power, we want to serve society.”
Read quote“الشر كبير… يعني الإنسان هو صاحب هالأشيا العظيمة، وصاحب التدمير بنفس الوقت.”
Read quote“For the first time in history, the people of a whole nation are being asked whether they shall declare their allegiance to the force of Might or the force of Right.”
Read quote“We do not think anything can be settled by the sword.”
Read quote“I'm not the despot I'm depicted as.”
