power
“Power never takes a back step — only in the face of more power.”
“Uneasy lies the head that wears a crown.”
“What money creates, money preserves: if thy wealth decays, thy honor dies.”
“Justice without force is powerless; force without justice is tyrannical.”
“The heaviest penalty for declining to rule is to be ruled by someone inferior to yourself.”
“If you want a picture of the future, imagine a boot stamping on a human face—forever.”
“The object of power is power.”
“Who controls the past controls the future. Who controls the present controls the past.”
“Better to reign in Hell than serve in Heaven.”
“Definitions belong to the definers, not the defined.”
“The ruling ideas of each age are the ideas of its ruling class.”
“Fortune is a woman; to master her, it is necessary to conquer her by force.”
“He who wishes to be obeyed must know how to command.”
“It is better to be feared than loved, if you cannot be both.”
“Nearly all men can stand adversity, but if you want to test a man’s character, give him power.”
“Words are, of course, the most powerful drug used by mankind.”
“Quis custodiet ipsos custodes?”
“The public is indoctrinated to believe that skills are scarce and can be obtained only through institutions.”
“Authority, not truth, makes the law.”
“Covenants, without the sword, are but words.”