Power Dynamics Quotes

"There are no morals in politics; there is only expedience" "All oppression creates a state of war" "The small are always dependent on the great; they are only snobs or prigs or vulgar when they want to force to be as great as they. " "People respond to energy, not titles." "The bargaining position of the victor always diminishes with time." "Dealing with backstabbers, there was one thing I learned. They're only powerful when you got your back turned." "The customs of the rich are the laws of the multitude." "When women go wrong, men go right after them" "Experience demands that man is the only animal which devours his own kind, for I can apply no milder term to the general prey of the rich on the poor" "No man is good enough to govern any woman without her consent" "The ruling ideas of each age have ever been the ideas of its ruling class" "When we attempt to exercise power or control over someone else, we cannot avoid giving that person the very same power or control over us." "Freedom in capitalist society always remains about the same as it was in ancient Greek republics: Freedom for slave owners" "If you want to know what a man's like, take a good look at how he treats his inferiors, not his equals." "In my house I'm the boss, my wife is just the decision maker" "To be an enemy of America can be dangerous, but to be a friend is fatal" "I do respect people's faith, but I don't respect their manipulation of that faith in order to create fear and control." "In politics, nothing happens by accident. If it happens, you can bet it was planned that way." "Appear weak when you are strong, and strong when you are weak." "Those skilled at making the enemy move do so by creating a situation to which he must conform; they entice him with something he is certain to take, and with lures of ostensible profit they await him in strength."