The lust for power is not rooted in strength but in weakness. It is the
expression of the inability of the individual self to stand alone and
live. It is the desperate attempt to gain secondary strength where
genuine strength is lacking. The word power has a twofold meaning. One
is the possession of power over somebody, the ability to dominate him;
the other meaning is the possession of power to do something, to be
able. The latter meaning has nothing to do with
domination; it expresses mastery in the sense of ability.
