Augusto Pinochet Quotes

Anyone who seeks power wants absolute power.

Power has no limits.

Those in possession of absolute power can not only prophesize and make their prophecies come true, but they can also lie and make their lies come true.

Power is not something that can be assumed or discarded at will like underwear.

The concept of power we admire is power over someone else.

Well, I have an interest in power. I have an interest in people who find themselves in the position to exercise absolute power.

He who can destroy a thing, can control a thing.

Silence is the ultimate weapon of power.

I'm interested in power.

That power which had both the purse and the sword, had the government of the whole country, and might extend its powers to any and to every object.

I’m the constitution around here now.

Nothing is more gratifying to the mind of man than power or dominance.

Smash the lot of them …. Show them the fist. Prove yourself a sovereign. You are the autocrat and they should not dare to forget it.

I have only to raise a finger and the whole face of Europe is changed.

Because I am the supreme authority.

All power is intolerant of sharing.

Owning media is power. That’s the way it is.

Some people like telling people what to do. I don't like telling people what to do.

Absolute power is absolute power, no matter what it's called.

We dominate the scene and we will continue to impose our will on this country.

I never had, or wished for, power over you. That isn't true, of course. I wanted the greatest power of all. but not advantage, or authority.

Do you want power over something? Be more nearly real than it.

Power is not a means; it is an end.

Next to enjoying ourselves, the next greatest pleasure consists in preventing others from enjoying themselves, or, more generally, in the acquisition of power.

Any excuse will serve a tyrant.