"The ordinary man with extraordinary power is the chief danger for mankind – not the fiend or the sadist." ― Erich Fromm Topic(s): Power More From Erich Fromm "In love the paradox occurs that two beings become one and yet remain two." "Mother’s love is peace. It need not be acquired, it need not be deserved." "Man always dies before he is fully born." More In Power "Capitalism has destroyed our belief in any effective power but that of self interest backed by force."― George Bernard Shaw "Power is action; the electoral principle is discussion. No political action is possible when discussion is permanently established."― Honore de Balzac "He who steals a little steals with the same wish as he who steals much, but with less power."― Plato