Quotes on Lust For Power

We are all members of the same flawed species. Putting our moral vision into practice means imposing our will on others. The human lust for power and esteem, coupled with its vulnerability to self-deception and self-righteousness, makes that an invitation to a calamity, all the worse when the power is directed at a goal as quixotic as eradicating human self-interest.

Anyway, no drug, not even alcohol, causes the fundamental ills of society. If we're looking for the source of our troubles, we shouldn't test people for drugs, we should test them for stupidity, ignorance, greed and love of power.

The urge to save humanity is almost always a false front for the urge to rule.

The lust for power is not rooted in strength but in weakness.

In order to obtain and hold power, a man must love it.

Power-lust is a weed that grows only in the vacant lots of an abandoned mind.