Washing one's hands of the conflict between the powerful and the powerless means to side with the powerful, not to be neutral.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
The almost insoluble task is to let neither the power of others, nor our own powerlessness, stupefy us.
Justice without force is powerless; force without justice is tyrannical.
Power should not be concentrated in the hands of so few, and powerlessness in the hands of so many.
Everything you are against weakens you. Everything you are for empowers you.
Inferiors revolt in order that they may be equal, and equals that they may be superior. Such is the state of mind which creates revolutions.
The disposition of all power is to abuses, nor does it at all mend the matter that its possessors are a majority.
To throw oneself to the side of the oppressed is the only dignified thing to do in life.
Power is given only to those who dare to lower themselves and pick it up. Only one thing matters, one thing; to be able to dare!
Peace through strength works; but the flip side is war invited by weakness.
If you focus on the actions of others and allow them to constantly upset you, then you are handing your peace over to them and giving away your power.