You only have power over people so long as you don't take everything away from them. But when you've robbed a man of everything, he's no longer in your power - he's free again.

Quote by Aleksander Solzhenitsyn

Topics: Power Quotes

This book is an agglomeration of lean-tos and annexes and there is no knowing how...

This book is an agglomeration of lean-tos and annexes and there is no knowing how...

Within you right now is the power to do things you never dreamed possible. This...

Within you right now is the power to do things you never dreamed possible. This...

For a country to have a great writer is like having a second government. That...

For a country to have a great writer is like having a second government. That...

For a country to have a great writer is like having a second government. That...

For a country to have a great writer is like having a second government. That...

Economics is extremely useful as a form of employment for economists.

Economics is extremely useful as a form of employment for economists.

The best government rests on the people, and not on the few, on persons and...

The best government rests on the people, and not on the few, on persons and...

The rights of man as the foundation of just Government had been long understood; but...

The rights of man as the foundation of just Government had been long understood; but...

There's no trick to being a humorist when you have the whole government working for...

There's no trick to being a humorist when you have the whole government working for...

I am against government by crony.

I am against government by crony.

We live under a government of men and morning newspapers.

We live under a government of men and morning newspapers.

The whole art of government consists in the art of being honest

The whole art of government consists in the art of being honest

The best reason why Monarchy is a strong government is, that it is an intelligible...

The best reason why Monarchy is a strong government is, that it is an intelligible...

Which is the best government? That which teaches us to govern ourselves.

Which is the best government? That which teaches us to govern ourselves.

Thus I have maintained by English history, that in proportion as the press has been...

Thus I have maintained by English history, that in proportion as the press has been...

If the law is upheld only by government officials, then all law is at an...

If the law is upheld only by government officials, then all law is at an...

A Supreme Court decision does not establish a supreme law of the land that is...

A Supreme Court decision does not establish a supreme law of the land that is...

The biggest lesson I learned from Vietnam is not to trust [our own] government statements....

The biggest lesson I learned from Vietnam is not to trust [our own] government statements....

America stands for liberty, for the pursuit of happiness and for the unalienable right for...

America stands for liberty, for the pursuit of happiness and for the unalienable right for...

I believe that all government is evil, in that all government must necessarily make war...

I believe that all government is evil, in that all government must necessarily make war...

A government that robs Peter to pay Paul can always depend on the support of...

A government that robs Peter to pay Paul can always depend on the support of...