"A true king is neither husband nor father; he considers his throne and nothing else." ― Pierre Corneille Topic(s): Power More From Pierre Corneille "He who does not fear death cares naught for threats." "I can be forced to live without happiness, but I will never consent to live without honor." "Peace is produced by war." More In Power "There are times when I’m driving home after a day’s shooting, thinking to myself, That scene would’ve been so much better if I had written it out."― Larry David "Knowledge and human power are synonymous."― Francis Bacon "We’re taught Lord Acton’s axiom: all power corrupts, absolute power corrupts absolutely. I believed that when I started these books, but I don’t believe it’s always true any more. Power doesn’t always corrupt. Power can cleanse. What I believe is always true about power is that power always reveals."― Robert Caro