People above you, they never want to share power with you. Why you look to them? They give you nothing. People below you, you give them hope, you give them respect, they give you power, cause they don't think they have any, so they don't mind giving it up.
Ender's Shadow: Book 1 of The Shadow Saga (ed. Hachette UK, 2011) - ISBN: 9780748134243