We cannot avoid using power, cannot escape the compulsion to afflict the world so let us, cautious in diction and mighty in contradiction, love powerfully.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Use power responsibly but love strongly.
- In plain terms
- We must use power, so love with all you have.
- What can you take from it?
- Embrace power but love mightily.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- How do you wield power?
Another view
Love doesn't always stop harm.
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