Men who allow their love of power to give them a distorted view of the world are to be found in every asylum: one man will think he is the Governor of the Bank of England, another will think he is the King, and yet another will think he is God. Highly similar delusions, if expressed by educated men in obscure language, lead to professorships of philosophy; and if expressed by emotional men in eloquent language, lead to dictatorships.


Power: A New Social Analysis (ed. Routledge, 2004) - ISBN: 9781135152543

Bertrand Russell Quotes

Men who allow their love of power to give them a distorted view of the world are to be found in every asylum: one man will think he is the Governor...

Men who allow their love of power to give them a distorted view of the world are to be found in every asylum: one man will think he is the Governor...

Men who allow their love of power to give them a distorted view of the world are to be found in every asylum: one man will think he is the Governor...

Men who allow their love of power to give them a distorted view of the world are to be found in every asylum: one man will think he is the Governor...