Fear And Power Quotes

Let them hate me, so long as they fear me.

Between being loved and being feared, I have always believed Machiavelli was right. If nobody is afraid of me, I’m meaningless.

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

Let them hate as long as they fear.

Let people hate you so long as they fear you.

Successful crime is dignified with the name of virtue; the good become the slaves of the wicked; might makes right; fear silences the power of the law.

A conquering king will banish from his breast hatred towards one whom he no longer fears.

The only good government... Is a bad one in a hell of a fright.

What does it mean when the monsters are so afraid of you that you make them cry? That maybe monster depends on which end of the gun your on, or that I was just that good at my job.

Where there's fear, there is power.

The United States is not only the strongest, but also the most terrified country.

In every country where independence has taken the place of liberty, the first desire of a manly heart is to possess a weapon which at once renders him capable of defence or attack, and, by rendering its owner fearsome, makes him feared.

It is much safer for the prince to be feared than loved, but he ought to avoid making himself hated.