Heroes are those who can somehow resist the power of the situation and act out of noble motives or behave in ways that do not demean others when they easily can.

Hateful is the power and pitiable is the life of those who wish to be feared rather than loved.

Those in possession of absolute power can not only prophesy and make their prophecies come true but they can also lie and make their lies come true.

If those in charge of our society - politicians corporate executives and owners of press and television - can dominate our ideas they will be secure in their power. They will not need soldiers patrolling the streets. We will control ourselves.

The truths of religion are never so well understood as by those who have lost the power of reason.

The power of accurate observation is commonly called cynicism by those who have not got it.

There will be no end to the troubles of states or of humanity itself till philosophers become kings in this world or till those we now call kings and rulers really and truly become philosophers and political power and philosophy thus come into the same hands.

Those who desire to rise as high as our human condition allows must renounce intellectual pride the omnipotence of clear thinking belief in the absolute power of logic.

Power acquired by violence is only a usurpation and lasts only as long as the force of him who commands prevails over that of those who obey.

Capitalism works better from every perspective when the economic decision makers are forced to share power with those who will be affected by those decisions.