Quote by Calvin Trillin

“You overestimate the courage of those in power. They are often more interested in holding on to that power than in doing anything worthwhile…

— Sherry Thomas

“Through our intentions, a place no power can influence, we have the power to oppose.”

— Bryant McGill

“there is no escaping from power, that it is always-already present constituting that very thing which one attempts to counter it with.”

— Michel Foucault

“It can be difficult to speak truth to power. Circumstances, however, have made doing so increasingly necessary.”

— Aberjhani

“It is something anyone in power must fear, being surrounded by the flatterers and fools who say only what they think the powerful want…

— Jack Campbell

“Where you are running to is not the answer, who is with you is the power.”

— Patience Johnson

“I have not the power adequately to describe them without committing a breach of the laws of decent speech.”

— Mahatma Gandhi

“If I had many who oppose me, it means I have stood for something sacred that only my heart knows.”

— Lailah Gifty Akita

“Certainly silly things do cease to be silly if they are done by sensible people in an impudent way.”

— Jane Austen

“Power concedes nothing without a demand. It never did and it never will. Find out just what any people will quietly submit to and…

— Frederick Douglass

“In politics, victory goes to those with cunning, mettle and deviousness, not those who have facts and principles on their side.”

— Milo Yiannopoulos

“I don’t like institutions that are beyond normal parliamentary scrutiny. It’s an invitation to abuse of power, no matter how noble the intentions.”

— Stieg Larsson