Quote by Steven Pressfield

Those who will not govern themselves are condemned to find masters to govern over them.

— Steven Pressfield

“The people need a master only as long as they have no understanding of their own. The more it acquires understanding, the more the…

— Johann Herder

“I cannot be governed by what others seek.”

— Anonymous

“Let he who wishes to find himself cease to seek for masters. Clear your mind from all the dogmas and opinions of others.”

— Mwanandeke Kindembo

“When the Master governs, the people are hardly aware that he exists. Next best is a leader who is loved. Next, one who is…

— Lao-Tzu

“We are superior to government and should remain master over it, not the other way around.”

— Ezra Taft Benson

“Only a virtuous people are capable of freedom. As nations get corrupt and vicious, they have more need of masters.”

— Benjamin Franklin

“The paradox seems to be, as Socrates demonstrated long ago, that the truly free individual is free only to the extent of his own…

— Steven Pressfield

“If you want to govern the people, You must place yourself below them. If you want to lead people, You must learn how to…

— Lao Tzu

“The master leads by emptying people's minds and filling their cores, by weakening their ambition and toughening their resolve.”

— Laozi

“We are slaves whose masters are dead. For we are mostly controlled by doctrines which were established centuries heretofore.”

— Mokokoma Mokhonoana

“One who is indispensable has in his power all the lords and masters of the earth.”

— Robert Michels