“Not necessity, not desire – no, the love of power is the demon of men. Let them have everything – health, food, a place to live, entertainment – they are and remain unhappy and low-spirited: for the demon waits and waits and will be satisfied.”
— Friedrich Nietzsche
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“Knowledge is the most democratic source of power.”
— Alvin Toffler
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“All the waste in a year from a nuclear power plant can be stored under a desk.”
— Ronald Reagan
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“Silence is the ultimate weapon of power.”
— Charles de Gaulle
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“The power of the harasser, the abuser, the rapist depends above all on the silence of women.”
— Ursula K. Le Guin
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“The superior power of population cannot be checked without producing misery or vice.”
— Thomas Malthus
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“When we consistently suppress and distrust our intuitive knowingness, looking instead for authority, validation, and approval from others, we give our personal power away.”
— Shakti Gawain
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“For the first time in our history, ideology and theology hold a monopoly of power in Washington.”
— Bill Moyers
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“The only wealth in this world is children, more than all the money, power on earth.”
— Mario Puzo
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“The strategic adversary is fascism… the fascism in us all, in our heads and in our everyday behavior, the fascism that causes us to love power, to desire the very thing that dominates and exploits us.”
— Michel Foucault
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“I am of mixed minds about the issue of privacy. On one hand, I understand that information is power, and power is, well, power, so keeping your private information to yourself is essential – especially if you are a controversial figure, a celebrity, or a dissident.”
— Susan Orlean
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