Wielding Power Quotes

Politics is the art of acquiring, holding, and wielding power.

Indira Gandhi

Art, Politics

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It is not power that corrupts but fear. Fear of losing power corrupts those who wield it and fear of the scourge of power corrupts those who are subject to it.

Aung San Suu Kyi

Inspirational, Motivational, Fear

Aung San Suu Kyi (1991). “Freedom from fear: and other writings”, Penguin (Non-Classics)

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It is not power that corrupts but fear.

Aung San Suu Kyi

Corrupt Power, Power Corrupts, Corruption

Aung San Suu Kyi (1991). “Freedom from fear: and other writings”, Penguin (Non-Classics)

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The biggest problem that women have is being ambivalent about their own power, ... We should be comfortable with the idea of wielding power. We shouldn't feel that it detracts from our femininity.

Elizabeth Wurtzel

Ideas, Problem, Should

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Some people continue to defend trickle-down theories which assume that economic growth, encouraged by a free market, will inevitably succeed in bringing about greater justice and inclusiveness in the world. This opinion, which has never been confirmed by the facts, expresses a crude and naive trust in the goodness of those wielding economic power and in the sacralized workings of the prevailing economic system.

Pope Francis

Economic Inequality, Justice, People

"The Joy of the Gospel: Evangelii Gaudium". Book by Pope Francis, w2.vatican.va. November 26, 2013.

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Organized religion, wielding power over the community, is antithetical to the process of what modern democracy should define as liberty. The sooner we are without it, the better.

Lawrence M. Krauss

Community, Democracy, Liberty

"Does Religious Liberty Equal Freedom to Discriminate?" by Lawrence M. Krauss, www.huffingtonpost.com. May 29, 2012.

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It is easier to kill than to heal. It is easier to destroy than to preserve. It is easier to tear down than to build. Those who feed on destructive emotions and ambitions and deny the responsibilities that are the price of wielding power can bring down everything you care for and would protect. Be on guard, always.

Anne Bishop

Ambition, Responsibility, Tears

Anne Bishop (2007). “Heir to the Shadows: The Black Jewels Trilogy 2”, p.372, Penguin

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As Nelson Mandela has pointed out, boycott is not a principle, it is a tactic depending upon circumstances. A tactic which allows people, as distinct from their elected but often craven governments, to apply a certain pressure on those wielding power in what they, the boycotters, consider to be an unjust or immoral way.

John Berger

Government, People, Way

"We must speak out". www.theguardian.com. December 15, 2006.

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... liberal intellectualstend to have a classical theory of politics, in which the state has a monopoly of power; hoping thatthose in positions of authority may prove to be enlightened men, wielding power justly, they are natural, if cautious, allies of the "establishment.

Susan Sontag

Men, Allies, May

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Elizabeth Warren is, I think, a great demonstration of the kind of movement-oriented model-wielding power from within the Senate. Over and over, she's rallied tons of people to battles that they don't normally get involved in.

Ben Wikler

Thinking, People, Battle

"What Should Bernie Sanders Do Next?". Interview with Josh Harkinson, www.motherjones.com. June 11, 2016.

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