"To the essence of power as a specifically human phenomenon belongs its ability to give purpose to things. Power awaits direction. Unlike the forces of nature, it becomes part of a cause_and-effect relationship, not through necessity, but only through the intervention of an agent. Power receives its character only when someone becomes aware of it, determines its use, and puts it to work. This means that someone must answer for it."
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Romano Guardini, Power And Responsibility A Course Of Action For The New Age (1961), pp. 3-4
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