love of power

Examples

Nothing will divide the church so much as the love of power. John Chrysostom

We look forward to the time when the power to love will replace the love of power. Then will our world know the blessings of peace. William Ewart Gladstone

The love of liberty is the love of others; the love of power is the love of ourselves. William Hazlitt

Much that passes as idealism is disguised hatred or disguised love of power. Bertrand Russell

[...] the love of power excludes all others. Indro Montanelli

Anyway, no drug, not even alcohol, causes the fundamental ills of society. If we're looking for the source of our troubles, we shouldn't test people for drugs, we should test them for stupidity, ignorance, greed and love of power. P. J. O'Rourke

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