Long Quote by John C. Calhoun

Now I will tell you the answer to my question. It is this. The Party seeks power entirely for its own sake. We are…

— George Orwell

It is a common happening that those in power, as their tenure of office continues, find themselves less and less able to contemplate relinquishing…

— Anthony Eden

Power attracts the corruptible. Suspect all who seek it ... We should grant power over our affairs only to those who are reluctant to…

— Frank Herbert

People think of politicians having true power, but that's less and less true. After all, they are often constrained or being edged into a…

— Bernard Arnault

The party is not concerned with perpetuating itself. Who wields power is not important, providing that the hierarchical structure always remains the same.

— George Orwell

Power is always a corrupting influence.

— Charles Dance

The problem is that too often the only people who can act don't want change. Power doesn't so much corrupt as it breeds conservatism.

— Jack McDevitt

Frequently people just vote for the party out of power because they're disappointed or angry at what is happening at the moment.

— Gloria Steinem

Power is supposed to be so corrupt. I don't think it's so much corrupt, in the usual sense of the word, as stupid and…

— Jane Jacobs

Power is of an encroaching nature.

— James Madison

It is not power itself, but the legitimation of the lust for power, which corrupts absolutely

— Bertrand Russell

Power people are generally threatened by authority people...

— James Hunter