“Courtiers don't take wagers against the king's skill. There is a deadly danger of winning”

“If you would know who controls you see who you may not criticise.”

“Against necessity against its strength no one can fight and win.”

“Power is the ultimate aphrodisiac.”

“The great questions of the day will not be settled by means of speeches and majority decisions but by iron and blood”

“But what are kings, when regiment is gone,But perfect shadows in a sunshine day?- Edward II, 5.1”

“Small souls who seek power over others first destroy the faith those others might have in themselves.”

“Power over a man's subsistence amounts to a power over his will.”

“In the state of nature profit is the measure of right.”

“Nobody is as powerful as we make them out to be.”

“…majority rule gives the ruthless strong man plenty of elbow room to oppress his fellows.”

“Power always thinks... that it is doing God's service when it is violating all his laws.”