Jim McDermott Quotes

Fear is a hammer, and when the people are beaten finally to the conviction that their existence hangs by a frayed thread, they will be led where they need to go.

I can frighten or buy ninety-nine out of every one hundred men.

I would rather you love me, but if not love, fear will do.

If you want to control someone, all you have to do is to make them feel afraid.

The desire to order other people around and make them conform to one own's vision takes many forms.

It is a sad fact of life that power and fear are the fountainheads of faith.

Power is of two kinds: one is obtained by the fear of punishment and the other by acts of love.

Power is a thing of perception. They don't need to be able to kill you. They just need you to think they are able to kill you

It's funny. All you have to do is say something nobody understands and they'll do practically anything you want them to.

Fear is the foundation of most governments.

Sometimes fear is used as a way to control.

Anyone who goes against my decisions, I liquidate him

The less people know about what is going on, the easier it is to wield power and authority.

Watch out for the man who talks of putting things in order. Putting things in order always means getting other people under your control.

Force is never more operative than when it is known to exist but is not brandished.

It is one thing to persuade, another to command …

Believe me, Winston, that hat fits you perfectly. You are going gradually have to get used to me leading you.

Power over a man's support is a power over his will.

You must labor until we have dominion over the minds and bodies of every important person in your nation.

If you've got 'em by the balls, their hearts and minds will follow.

It's your constitutional right, but if I were you, I wouldn't do it. I can do better for you.

If someone is talking to you and tells you that you ought to do something, and you can tell they mean it, those are the scary people. Those are the people you want to watch out for.

Facts are only tools to gain control over yourself and other people.

Understand: A person of power instills a kind of fear by deliberately unsettling those around him to keep the initative on his side.

You can maintain power over people, as long as you give them something. Rob a man of everything, and that man will no longer be in your power.