Power Quote by Thomas Paine

If those to whom power is delegated do well, they will be respected; if not, they will be despised.

— Thomas Paine

Our ancient laws expressly declare that those who are but delegates themselves shall not delegate to others powers which require judgment and integrity in…

— Thomas Jefferson

“Only those who are subject to authority can be authority.”

— Watchman Nee

“Power can be hoarded by the mighty or stolen from the innocent.Power provides the ability to choose. But has a proclivity for corruption. The…

— Emily Thorne

“Within the reigning social order, the general public must remain an object of manipulation, not a participant in thought, debate, and decision.”

— Noam Chomsky

The institution of delegated power implies that there is a portion of virtue and honor among mankind which may be a reasonable foundation of…

— Alexander Hamilton

“The oldest rule in the book is that you can delegate authority, but never responsibility—not even to higher authority.”

— Taylor Anderson

“Authority ... cannot be a darksome power that compels us to subject ourselves without reason.”

— G C Berkouwer

“The powerful have a hard time seeing their own power and its effects. We do not see when our exercise of power is cutting…

— Andy Crouch

“On an individual basis, in most interactions, this thing we call power—authority—exists only as it is perceived.”

— Brandon Sanderson

“We all have the power to influence others. It is up to us, whether we are going to abuse that power to manipulate people…

— Abhijit Naskar

“And the good ruler is precisely the one who exercises his power as it ought to be exercised, that is, simultaneously exercising his power…

— Michel Foucault