Lust For Power Quotes

16 quotes by 16 authors

The State acquires power... and because of its insatiable lust for power it is incapable of giving up any of it. The State never abdicates. — Frank Chodorov
Man has but little heeded the advice of the wise men. He has been - fatefully, if not willingly - less virtuous, less constant, less… — Ralph Bunche
The lust for power is not rooted in strength but in weakness. — Erich Fromm
History is full of people who out of fear, or ignorance, or lust for power has destroyed knowledge of immeasurable value which truly belongs to… — Carl Sagan
Some things transcend politics and policy and the lust for power. Truth, honesty, integrity, decency and fairness are immutable values. They are the ethical substance… — Michael Short
It is a mistake, that a lust for power is the mark of a great mind; for even the weakest have been captivated by it;… — Charles Caleb Colton
With the plundered people transferring their energies into relaxed and receptive thoughts, degradation and lust for power produced art. — Peter Weiss
Considering the natural lust for power so inherent in man, I fear the thirst of power will prevail to oppress the people. — George Mason
Their insatiable lust for power is only equaled by their incurable impotence in exercising it. — Winston Churchill
Within the next generation I believe that the world's leaders will discover that infant conditioning and narco-hypnosis are more efficient, as instruments of government, than… — Aldous Huxley
Valuing knowledge above all else results in a lust for power, and that leads men into dark and empty places. — Veronica Roth
Corruption and envy and lust for power. Cruelty and coldness. A vicious probing curiousity. Pure, poisonous, toxic malice. You have never from your earliest years… — Philip Pullman
My brother is undoubtedly arrogant," Tyrion Lannister replied. "My father is the soul of avarice, and my sweet sister Cersei lusts for power with every… — George R. R. Martin
We are all members of the same flawed species. Putting our moral vision into practice means imposing our will on others. The human lust for… — Steven Pinker
People despise the lust for power that originates from a craving for homage and for the attributes of power. — Konstantin Ushinsky
The lust for power, for dominating others, inflames the heart more than any other passion. — Tacitus

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