“Folly is a child of power.”

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

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

“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.”

“Do remember, though, that sometimes the people you oppress become mightier than you would like.”

“I am of the opinion that there is nothing which has been produced by the will of man which cannot in its turn be altered...”

“Power without [the people's] confidence is nothing.”

“The have influence, but no power.""In my experience, influence is power.”

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

“Properly we should read for power. Man reading should be man intensely alive. The book should be a ball of light in one'...”

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