"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."

Power, Force, Violence

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"If all mankind minus one were of one opinion, mankind would be no more justified in silencing that one person than he, if he had the power, would be justified in silencing mankind."

John Stuart Mill, English Philosopher

Power, Mankind, Opinion

"In a market economy, however, the individual has some possibility of escaping from the power of the state."

Peter L. Berger, Austrian Sociologist

Power, Possibility, Economy, State

"All gods are homemade, and it is we who pull their strings, and so, give them the power to pull ours."

Aldous Huxley, English Novelist

Power, Gods

"Capitalism has destroyed our belief in any effective power but that of self interest backed by force."

George Bernard Shaw, Irish Dramatist

Power, Belief, Capitalism, Force

"I remembered seeing it and it was this metallic turbine and I thought it was beautiful. I had never been in a power plant before, but I felt, without being overly dramatic, compelled to make photographs of this for myself."

John Sexton, American Educator

Power, Thought, Being

"A wolf can only mock a lion thousands of miles away."

Matshona Dhliwayo, Zimbabwean Philosopher

Power, Wolf, Lion, Mockery

"I would not send a poor girl into the world, ignorant of the snares that beset her path; nor would I watch and guard her, till, deprived of self-respect and self-reliance, she lost the power or the will to watch and guard herself ."

Anne Bronte, British Novelist

Power, Poor, Self, Will

"When thou goest to woman take thy whip."

Friedrich Nietzsche, German Philosopher

Power, Control, Sexuality, Life

"Of course, Marxism is an example of what Carl Popper would have called a 'World Three' structure, in that it's got immense power as an idea, but you couldn't actually hold up anything in the world and say: 'this is Marxism'."

Alan Moore, British Writer

Power, Idea, Example, Marxism

"One who has great wisdom has great power."

Matshona Dhliwayo, Zimbabwean Philosopher

Power, Wisdom, Influence, Greatness

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"In order to shake a hypothesis, it is sometimes not necessary to do anything more than push it as far as it will go."

Philosophy

"The general interest of the masses might take the place of the insight of genius if it were allowed freedom of action."

Genius

"There are things I can't force. I must adjust. There are times when the greatest change needed is a change of my viewpoint."

Change

"Although a man may wear fine clothing, if he lives peacefully; and is good, self-possessed, has faith and is pure; and if he does not hurt any living being, he is a holy man."

Faith

"Watch out for the fellow who talks about putting things in order! Putting things in order always means getting other people under your control."

People

"There is only one passion, the passion for happiness."

Happiness

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"If all mankind minus one were of one opinion, mankind would be no more justified in silencing that one person than he, if he had the power, would be justified in silencing mankind."

"In a market economy, however, the individual has some possibility of escaping from the power of the state."

"All gods are homemade, and it is we who pull their strings, and so, give them the power to pull ours."

"Capitalism has destroyed our belief in any effective power but that of self interest backed by force."

"I remembered seeing it and it was this metallic turbine and I thought it was beautiful. I had never been in a power plant before, but I felt, without being overly dramatic, compelled to make photographs of this for myself."

"A wolf can only mock a lion thousands of miles away."

"I would not send a poor girl into the world, ignorant of the snares that beset her path; nor would I watch and guard her, till, deprived of self-respect and self-reliance, she lost the power or the will to watch and guard herself ."

"When thou goest to woman take thy whip."

"Of course, Marxism is an example of what Carl Popper would have called a 'World Three' structure, in that it's got immense power as an idea, but you couldn't actually hold up anything in the world and say: 'this is Marxism'."

"One who has great wisdom has great power."

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"In order to shake a hypothesis, it is sometimes not necessary to do anything more than push it as far as it will go."

"All abstract sciences are nothing but the study of relations between signs."

"The best mannered people make the most absurd lovers."

"The first step towards philosophy is incredulity."

"No man has received from nature the right to command his fellow human beings."

"The general interest of the masses might take the place of the insight of genius if it were allowed freedom of action."

"There are things I can't force. I must adjust. There are times when the greatest change needed is a change of my viewpoint."

"Although a man may wear fine clothing, if he lives peacefully; and is good, self-possessed, has faith and is pure; and if he does not hurt any living being, he is a holy man."

"Watch out for the fellow who talks about putting things in order! Putting things in order always means getting other people under your control."

"There is only one passion, the passion for happiness."