Power is not a means,

Power is not a means,
Power is not a means, it is an end. One does not establisha dictatorship in order to safeguard a revolution; one makes the revolutionin order to establish the dictatorship.
  

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Most of our so-called reasoning consists in finding arguments for going on believingas we already do.
Don'thate, it's too big a burden to bear.
The mostintense conflicts, if overcome, leave behind a sense of security and calmthat is not easily disturbed. It is just these intense conflicts and theirconflagration which are needed to produce valuable and lasting results.
Resolvingconflict is rarely about who is right. It is about acknowledgment andappreciation of differences.
To startblindly with a statement is a sign of arrogance and narrow-mindedness, andwill lead to conflict. To start blindly with a question is a sign ofuncertainty and honesty, and will lead to wisdom.
The greatest intelligence is precisely the one that suffers most from its own limitations.
As longas you keep a person down, some part of you has to be down there to hold him down,so it means you cannot soar as you otherwise might.
We have, I fear, confused power with greatness.
Don't wrestlea pig in a mud hole. You both get all dirty, and the pig enjoys it.
Conflictis inevitable, but combat is optional.
Politicians are the same all over. They promise to build a bridge even where there is no river.
Gossip is that which no one claims to like-but everybody enjoys.