Xurious & Elessar - Path to Power

Power can be used for good or evil, but the only way to do good in the world is to have power, and without power, one has no defence against evil. Therefore it is always better to have power than not have it.

Power takes many forms; physical strength, knowledge, intelligence, vision, charm, persuasiveness, skill, and perhaps most importantly, allying with other people on the same mission as you. Essentially, everything which increases our ability to apply our intent on the world entails an increase in power.

Life is itself power; the ultimate powerlessness is death. To have life is to have power. To use will, is to apply that power. Since life is power, to give up on power is to give up on life, and choose death.

The biggest mistake the West made was to give up on the concept of power, to feel guilty about it, to view it as bad, and feel it to be a dirty word. This left a power-vacuum which has been filled by those who do not have the best interests of the West at heart.

"One of the penalties for refusing to participate in politics is that you end up being governed by your inferiors", as Plato wrote; but it can be worse than that - you end up governed by your explicit enemies.

The only way to take charge of our destiny and ensure our survival is to gain power, hence it is our duty as individuals and a collective, to increase our power as much as possible.