“People say that knowledge is power. The more knowledge, the more power. Which makes you just about the most powerful person on earth. When it comes to killing people. And then getting away with it.”

“The less freedom people have the more violence, the more freedom the less violence. I put this here as the Power Principle: power kills, absolute power kills absolutely.”

“Some people still think knowledge is power.”

“…possessed of more self-knowledge, which is the kind of knowledge that makes people attractive.”

“People keep saying, "How’d you get power?" Nobody gives you power. I'll tell you what power is. Power in my estimation is if people will listen to you. That’s it.”

“Knowledge is a desire that comes after acquiring power. The first type of desire is love, then wealth, health, power and knowledge.”

“Knowledge is power; knowledge shared is power lost.”

“I conclude that nobody can be trusted with unlimited power. The more power a regime has, the more likely people will be killed. This is a major reason for promoting freedom.”

“Knowledge was more powerful than fear. Love was stronger than hate.”

“4. Knowledge is the most democratic source of power.”