The idea that power is amoral teaches us that we should not resent those who are power-hungry, nor should we condemn ourselves when we remain powerless. Greene began compiling information on the similarities he noticed, eventually distilling them into his 48 laws. While working in Hollywood, Greene noticed parallels between today’s powerful elite and historical figures such as Alexander the Great and Thomas Edison. “When you show yourself to the world and display your talents, you naturally stir all kinds of resentment, envy, and other manifestations of insecurity.you cannot spend your life worrying about the petty feelings of others.”įor Greene, this idea came from a lifetime of reading history books. This book has major implications for how we conceptualize power, and therefore how we behave in hierarchical institutions we participate in. The next step is understanding the 48 rules of gaining and maintaining power in a workplace or other social setting. This is the idea behind his first book, The 48 Laws of Power, which offers readers the opportunity to de-villainize power and repair their complex relationship to it. According to Greene, power is amoral -it is neither good nor evil.
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