Accord Quote by Marcus Aurelius

The greatest power of ruling consists in the exercise of self-control.

— Seneca the Younger

When power is exercised exclusively at the centre, the result is rigidity of rules and alienation of the people subject to those rules.

— Charles Kennedy

How can a thing possibly govern others when it cannot be governed itself?

— Seneca the Younger

There is an inherent tendency in all governmental power to recognize no restraints on its operation and to extend the sphere of its dominion…

— Ludwig von Mises

“The world is based on power. Power is simple. It is the ability to get others to do one’s will. Nothing more, nothing less—but…

— L.E. Modesitt Jr

The essence of oligarchical rule is not father-to-son inheritance, but the persistence of a certain world-view and a certain way of life, imposed by…

— George Orwell

The guiding principle of ruling elites was--and still is: When change threatens to rule, then the rules are changed.

— Michael Pare

The essence of oligarchical rule is not father-to-son inheritance, but the persistence of a certain world-view and a certain way of life ... A…

— George Orwell

[G]overnment can, instead of extending freedom, restrict freedom. And note ... that the 'can' quickly becomes 'will' the moment the holders of government power…

— Barry Goldwater

Power is not a matter of one dominant individual or institutions, but instead manifests in interconnected, contradictory sites where regimes of knowledge and practice…

— Dean Spade

Power properly understood is nothing but the ability to achieve purpose. It is the strength required to bring about social, political and economic change.

— Martin Luther King, Jr

All power is of one kind, a sharing of the nature of the world. The mind that is parallel with the laws of nature…

— Ralph Waldo Emerson