"The love of liberty is the love of others; the love of power is the love of ourselves." ― William Hazlitt Topic(s): Power More From William Hazlitt "The art of pleasing consists in being pleased." "There is a secret pride in every human heart that revolts at tyranny. You may order and drive an individual, but you cannot make him respect you." "Look up, laugh loud, talk big, keep the color in your cheek and the fire in your eye, adorn your person, maintain your health, your beauty and your animal spirits." More In Power "All things by immortal power. Near of far, to each other linked are, that thou canst not stir a flower without troubling of a star."― Francis Thompson "We are not animals. We are not a product of what has happened to us in our past. We have the power of choice."― Stephen Covey "You can use a biography to examine political power, but only if you pick the right guy."― Robert Caro