In general the power drive is given free rein when it can appear under the cloak of objective and moral rectitude. People are the most cruel when they can use cruelty to enforce the "good."In daily life we often suffer pages of conscience when we permit ourselves to be excessively motivated by the power drive. But these guilt feelings completely disappear from consciousness when our actions, while unconsciously motivated by a lust for power, can be consciously justified by that which is allegedly right and good. Guggenhbuhlcraig
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In this quote, Charles Fillmore explains how the power drive is used to cover up the true nature of motivation. In other words, when you are doing something for a greater purpose, such as helping someone who is in need, your conscious mind won’t be able to see that your actions are also motivated by a desire to get more power.

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