"Rank does not confer privilege or give power. It imposes responsibility." ― Peter Drucker Topic(s): Power Tags: confer, privilege More From Peter Drucker "People who don’t take risks generally make about two big mistakes a year. People who do take risks generally make about two big mistakes a year." "Time is the scarcest resource and unless it is managed nothing else can be managed." "Never mind your happiness; do your duty." More In Power "Hateful is the power, and pitiable is the life, of those who wish to be feared rather than loved."― Cornelius Nepos "Power is paradoxical."― Friedrich Durrenmatt "Under the administration of George W. Bush, you will recall, federal spending grew pretty significantly. At the same time, the number of people directly employed by the federal government shrank. One of the factors that explained the difference was contracting."― Thomas Frank