John Norman Quotes

Everybody is owned by somebody.

Every organism, every human being, must conquer or serve.

Slavery, properly so called, is the establishment of a right which gives to one man such a power over another as renders him absolute master of his life and fortune.

If there is a State, then there is domination, and in turn, there is slavery.

There is no such thing as liberty. You only change one sort of domination for another. All we can do is to choose our master.

It is a strange desire, to seek power, and to lose liberty; or to seek power over others, and to lose power over a man's self.

The natural course of power is to make the many slaves to the few.

The power of the master must be absolute to render the submission of the slave perfect.

It is better to be the slave of a master than to be a slave of a slave.

To control the means whereby men live is not very different from owning their persons.

When the master has come to do everything through the slave, the slave becomes his master, since he cannot live without him.

But, to protect men, we must have the power of controlling them. We must first enslave them before we can protect them.

The man who speaks to you of sacrifice, speaks of slaves and masters. And intends to be the master.

The master is a slave when he fears those whom he rules.

I'm here because she's here, and she belongs to me. ~Rephaim

Next to enjoying ourselves, the next greatest pleasure consists in preventing others from enjoying themselves, or, more generally, in the acquisition of power.

If you think of yourselves as helpless and ineffectual, it is certain that you will create a despotic government to be your master. The wise despot, therefore, maintains among his subjects a popular sense that they are helpless and ineffectual.

I call the discourse of power any discourse that engenders blame, hence guilt, in its recipient.

There's a certain amount of tyranny in all of us to some extent, and in some people it's much more developed than in others. It's a different balance which makes us all different.

The concept of power we admire is power over someone else.

Free election of masters does not abolish the masters or the slaves.

You carry forever the fingerprint that comes from being under someone's thumb.

It only stands to reason that where there's sacrifice, there's someone collecting the sacrificial offerings. Where there's service, there is someone being served. The man who speaks to you of sacrifice is speaking of slaves and masters, and intends to be the master.

Power does not corrupt. Fear corrupts... perhaps the fear of a loss of power.

Never hold discussions with the monkey when the organ grinder is in the room.