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“Power: The ability to force or coerce someone to do your will, even if they would choose not to, because of your position or your might.”

Ifs Might Force Ability Power Position Coerce

Book:The World's Most Powerful Leadership Principle: How to Become a Servant Leader

Source: The World's Most Powerful Leadership Principle: How to Become a Servant Leader

“Nonviolent action involves opposing the opponent's power, including his police and military capacity, not with the weapons chosen by him but by quite different means. Repression by the opponent is used against his own power position in a kind of political "ju-jitsu" and the very sources of his power thus reduced or removed, with the result that his political and military position is seriously weakened or destroyed.”

Kind Mean Different Action Political Used Results Power Military Position Source Weapons Capacity Police Including Chosen Destroyed Opponents Repression Opposing

Author:Gene Sharp

“Strong prejudices in an ill-formed mind are hazardous to government, and when combined with a position of power even more so.”

Thinking Mind Government Strong Power Position Prejudice Ill Position Of Power

Book:The March of Folly: From Troy to Vietnam

Source: The March of Folly: From Troy to Vietnam

“Power and position often make a man trifle with the truth.”

Men Power Position Trifles

Author:George A. Smith