Quote by Ralph Waldo Emerson

The stupidity of men always invites the insolence of power.

The stupidity of men always invites the insolence of power.

Summary

This quote highlights the idea that when people act foolishly or thoughtlessly, those in positions of power are more inclined to take advantage of this vulnerability. It suggests that those with power often exploit or exert control over those who display ignorance or make poor decisions. In a sense, it implies that foolishness or lack of knowledge can lead to subjugation and the abuse of power by those who are in a position to do so.

Topics

By Ralph Waldo Emerson

Liked the quote? Share it with your friends.

Random Quotations

I can tell you that when I travel the state, when I talk to

I can tell you that when I travel the state, when I talk to people, they are really struggling, in a very real way. They're losing their jobs, they're losing their homes, they're dealing with financial challenges.

Alexi Giannoulias

All generous minds have a horror of what are commonly called

All generous minds have a horror of what are commonly called facts. They are the brute beasts of the intellectual domain. Who does not know fellows that always have an ill-conditioned fact or two that they lead after them into decent company like so many bull-dogs, ready to let them slip at every ingenious suggestion, or convenient generalization, or pleasant fancy? I allow no facts at this table.

Oliver Wendell Holmes

I'm pretty sure this is it for the teen movie thing. It's so

I'm pretty sure this is it for the teen movie thing. It's so frustrating to read when you get to page 20 and you're like, Oy! It's the same thing again!

Through the years of experience I have found that air offers

Through the years of experience I have found that air offers less resistance than dirt.

Maybe there's a whole other universe where a square moon ris

Maybe there's a whole other universe where a square moon rises in the sky, and the stars laugh in cold voices, and some of the triangles have four sides, and some have five, and some have five raised to the fifth power of sides. In this universe there might grow roses which sing. Everything leads to everything.

Moon Roses It Universe

I have done this--made the sad prince laugh. Made his grievi

I have done this--made the sad prince laugh. Made his grieving parents smile. None but me. Think you only kings have power? Stand on a stage and hold the hearts of men in your hands. Make them laugh with a gesture, cry with a word. Make them love you. And you will know what power is.

Jennifer Donnelly

Power Love Laughter

Perhaps a lunatic was simply a minority of one.

Perhaps a lunatic was simply a minority of one.

I must seem like an ostrich who forever burries its head in

I must seem like an ostrich who forever burries its head in the sand in order not to face the evil quanta.

Albert Einstein

Idleness and pride tax with a heavier hand than kings and go

Idleness and pride tax with a heavier hand than kings and governments.

Benjamin Franklin

There are several reasons why Russians view the oppressive s

There are several reasons why Russians view the oppressive state positively. First, in the Russian Orthodox religion, there is an understanding of authority as something sent by God.

Ryszard Kapuscinski

The notion that every well educated person would have a mast

The notion that every well educated person would have a mastery of at least the basic elements of the humanities, sciences, and social sciences is a far cry from the specialized education that most students today receive, particularly in the research universities.

Joseph Stiglitz

Education Science

At a time when nobody thought we'd ever see a new steel mill

At a time when nobody thought we'd ever see a new steel mill built in America, we took a chance and built one in a corn field in Indiana. Today Steel Dynamics is one of the largest steel producers in the United States.