Because the good old rule Sufficeth them,-the simple plan, That they should take who have the power, And they should keep who can.
Interpretation
The quote suggests that power dynamics dictate who has control in society.
In this quote, William Wordsworth reflects on the nature of power and authority, implying that those who possess power will always find a way to maintain their control over others. This idea promotes a cynical view of social structures, indicating that power is often kept by those willing to exert their influence, while the rest may simply comply or accept the status quo.
In practice
A discussion on political science and the nature of authority.
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By all means sometimes be alone; salute thyself; see what thy soul doth wear; dare to look in thy chest; and tumble up and down what thou findest there.
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Books are yours, Within whose silent chambers treasure lies Preserved from age to age; more precious far Than that accumulated store of gold And orient gems, which, for a day of need, The Sultan hides deep in ancestral tombs. These hoards of truth you can unlock at will.
The world is too much with us; late and soon, Getting and spending, we lay waste our powers: Little we see in Nature that is ours; We have given our hearts away, a sordid boon! The Sea that bares her bosom to the moon; The winds that will be howling at all hours, And are up-gathered now like sleeping flowers; For this, for everything, we are out of tune.
Shalt show us how divine a thing A woman may be made.
You put too much stock in human intelligence, it doesn't annihilate human nature.
Obscenity is our name for the uneasiness which upsets the physical state associated with self-possession, with the possession of a recognized and stable individuality.
I think in our time, you know, so much of the information we get is pre-polarized. Fiction has a way of reminding us that we actually are very similar in our emotions and our neurology and our desires and our fears, so I think it's a nice way to neutralize that polarization.
The self-styled practical man of affairs who pooh-poohs philosophy as a lot of windy notions is himself a pragmatist or a positivist, and a bad one at that, since he has given no thought to his position.
History will see advertising as one of the real evil things of our time. It is stimulating people constantly to want things, want this, want that.
For many years, I have lived uncomfortably with the belief that most planning and architectural design suffers for lack of real and basic purpose. The ultimate purpose, it seems to me, must be the improvement of mankind.
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