"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 "No truly great person ever thought themselves so." "A gentle word, a kind look, a good-natured smile can work wonders and accomplish miracles." "Cunning is the art of concealing our own defects, and discovering other people’s weaknesses." More In Power "We need the children of Indonesia and the Philippines to manufacture our freedom of choice."― Marc Maron "I don’t know if this is the kind of retrospective analysis that people are fond of applying to their work or actions, but it feels like I knew I was going to be famous and I knew that an element of that would be traumatic, so that if I could make myself something big and otherworldly, it would be a kind of defence."― Russell Brand "‘Smart power’ is the use of American power in ways that would help prevent and resolve conflict – not just send our military in."― Hillary Clinton