Mubarak Ali: Power

Mubarak Ali is Historian, activist, scholar. Explore interesting quotes on power.

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“History is a powerful subject which can be used to create a true historical consciousness. Unfortunately, it can also he misused and we often sec how politician distort it to whip up the emotion of people in older to achieve their political agenda. As they have a large following their version of history becomes popular among their followers. If not corrected the falsification of history is accepted as the absolute truth. This reaise the question whether historians should challenge the popular emotions of the people and correct historical facts or keep silent and let the falsification go on unchecked.”

What History Tells Us, Chapter: Task of the Historian, p. 25
History, What History Tells Us

“History records that those who ruled with an iron hand and implemented oppressive and draconian laws, in the end failed to keep their power. People can endure suppression up to certain limit and a certain period of time; after that they rebel to get rid of callous rulers.”

What History Tells Us, p. 8
History, What History Tells Us

“Power intoxicates those who hold it.”

Dimensions of History, Chapter: Surrender of Power, p. 91
History, Power

“History is full of the accounts of those who imposed their absolute power against popular will.”

What History Tells Us, p. 8
History, What History Tells Us