Power quote by Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn

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You only have power over people so long as you dont take everything away from them. But when youve robbed a man of every
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"You only have power over people so long as you don't take everything away from them. But when you've robbed a man of everything, he's no longer in your power - he's free again"

- Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn

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This quote by Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn speaks to the idea that power is not outright. It recommends that power is only efficient when it is used to control individuals, but not to remove their flexibility. When an individual is deprived of their liberty, they are no longer under the control of the one who has actually taken it away. This quote indicates that power is not an irreversible state, and that it can be removed from those who wield it. It likewise recommends that flexibility is a vital part of being human, which it must not be eliminated from anybody. This quote works as a reminder that power ought to be used properly, which it should not be used to oppress or manage people. It is a reminder that liberty is a basic right, and that it needs to be appreciated and safeguarded.

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Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn This quote is written / told by Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn between December 11, 1918 and August 3, 2008. He was a famous Author from Russia, the quote is categorized under the topic Power. The author also have 39 other quotes.

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