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/lit/ please give me quotes from famous/influential people on the subject of power.

Example: "the way to test a man’s character is to give him power" - Abraham Lincoln

In particular quotes which demonstrate how power corrupts, or that power is destructive.

Much appreciated! Thanks!

>> No.1743831

Speak softly and have a big dick -Teddy Roosevelt

>> No.1743832

"No one man should have all that power
The clock’s tickin’, I just count the hours
Stop trippin’, I’m trippin’ off the power" - kanye west, 2010

>> No.1743834

>>1743831
Haha I do like this. This is for my english major essay, I am unsure whether including this particular quote would go down well.

>> No.1743839

>>1743834
You're joking, right?

>> No.1743841

>>1743834
Just admitted homework thread.

Reported.

>> No.1743846

>>1743841
You be trippin' off all that power bro.

>> No.1743859

What have you come up with so far OP?

I'm genuinely interested to hear.

>> No.1743863

>>1743846
I'm livin in that 21 century.

>> No.1743867

>>1743859
What do you mean my droog? I'm beginning to write now, it is about how the texts I have studied demonstrate how all relationships are based on power and are destructive. If you want to hear my opening:

>One of the most common themes in the world of literature, past and present is dysfunctional or destructive relationships. “The Glass Menagerie”, “The Collector”, and the poetry of Robert Browning all include this theme, and convey the idea that power is the force behind the destruction of relationships.

>> No.1743870

I just needed some quotes about power to stick in there at points and couldn't think of any.

>> No.1743873

>>1743870

Religion was invented so the poor wouldn't kill the rich.

/Napoleon

>> No.1743875

>>1743870
This is going to blow you away but....

http://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/keywords/power.html

It took me 34 seconds now gtfo.

>> No.1743887

>>1743875
>implying that brainyquote isn't owned by a nutjob creationist filtering out and altering the quotes to effectively serve christianistic agenda.

>> No.1743888

how could a fully grown man hate religion so much? i feel so embarrassed for him.... :)

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>>1743887
>Mfw the site supports atheist quotes just like any other.

>> No.1743909

>>1743887

>christianistic

it's time to stop posting

>> No.1743912

>>1743900
>implying even the most blunt and obedient idiot would consider such an obvious tactic of going completely apelike.blank-head-on of removing every single atheist quote.

Ah.. typical of the plebeian to not have a sense of proportion. You have never had a job where nobody watches over you, now have you? You dumb saprophyte-soon-to-be-.religionisticalist.

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>>1743912

>> No.1743935

>>1743912

seriously man... you are saying nothing of substance. your having a period with long words does not signify intelligence...you are only embarrasing yourself...so stop posting.
really...just stop