Chain of Command

Slavery is so intolerable a condition that the slave can hardly escape deluding himself into thinking that he is choosing to obey his master's commands when, in fact, he is obliged to. Most slaves of habit suffer from this delusion...
- W H Auden

The best political weapon is the weapon of terror. Cruelty commands respect. Men may hate us.
But, we don't ask for their love; only for their fear.
- Heinrich Himmler

For those men who, sooner or later, are lucky enough to break away from the pack, the most intoxicating moment comes when they cease being bodies in other men's command and find that they control their own time, when they learn their own voice and authority.
- Theodore White