Power is founded on opinion.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Leadership depends on what people believe.
- In plain terms
- Power exists if people think it does.
- What can you take from it?
- Public opinion creates power.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- Is power real or imagined?
- How is authority maintained?
Another view
Power can also rely on force.
More from Napoleon Bonaparte
Popes have committed too many absurdities to create a belief in their infallibility.
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