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"The humans took up their residence in the great city of Arcadia, and they held their reign there for many years until Lord Fang raised some forces against them, ousted them from Arcadia."
"Sooner or later, we must all face the consequences of our struggle for power."
"In the midst of conflict, we find Galactus not the only one fighting to prevent the multiverse's collapse."
"There's bound to be a power struggle; it's only a matter of time before one of the families makes a move on the others."
"I'm fighting against the most powerful people in the world trying to silence me. I have enough battles in my life."
"I think what you're seeing right now with the hysteria, with the attacking Republicans in restaurants, is the last gasps of people who thought that it was theirs, they deserved power."
"When a fight is over who has access to power, who deserves the necessities of life, and who gets shut out from these things, people will fight and die for their beliefs."
"This is the most unethical sham since I've been in politics. Boy, y'all want power. God, I hope you never get it. I hope the American people can see through this sham." - Lindsey Graham
"Evil calls for tolerance until it's ascendant."
"We're dealing with a small minority of people making coordinated decisions based on their inability to impose their will."
"Our democracy will go down a death spiral if every two or four years we are only involved in a scramble for power."
"Power is not served a la carte like breakfast. You have to fight for it at all costs, grab it at all costs, snatch it at all costs."
"By declaring this war in Ukraine, Russia has all but admitted that they know Russia is going to collapse and they will do anything to stay in power."
"A ruthless grab for power tears a city apart."
"You and your followers, and once you are dead, all timelines will be mine."
"The ongoing battle of dominance is known as the great game."
"If you can silence the king, you are the king."
"The deep state goes to war with the elected president."
"Ex-confederates of the plantation class would soon have to jostle for political power against a whole host of highly motivated new Rivals."
"The urgency... an attempt for global domination... a fight for individuals to retain their sovereignty."
"We have to seize the power of the life entity in order to basically destroy Necron and the Black Lantern Corps."
"Emotec's awakening led to civil war and power struggles within the dynasty."
"What choice do you give when faced with an enemy this evil with this much power?"
"The people who did January 6 are trying to get back in power."
"Winner take all for power over Humanity on Earth and in space."
"I will kill any who oppose me," Thanos roared.
"The state of their union is strong yet the title House of Cards underlies the delicate fertility of any union or political empire, just as Frank's career is always one dirty secret away from ruin."
"Rogue shows up and beats the living snot out of Apocalypse, draining his powers."
"IT'S THE LAST ROAD OF A BITTER, ANGRY MAN WHO WANTS POWER BACK FOR HIMSELF, NOT FOR YOU."
"The bright lure of freedom diminishes your life's joy in a mad scramble for power."
"King Candy nearly destroys the game and seeks ultimate power."
"Let every idol, every demonic power associated with the enemy be terminated."
"Yusuke is set on defeating a powered up Sensui and they start clashing once more, obliterating everything in their path."
"It's no longer a truth ascertaining exercise to debate. It's a power struggle, a struggle session to humiliate and to dominate."
"After a long battle, lizard overpowers Spider-Man and knocks him out with a massive tailwind."
"She was a bright light... and what happened to her was this pathetic bid for power."
"Should the Legion manage to reanimate the Avatar’s armor, Heroes and let it gain full power, the Legion may finally be able to turn the tides of this war and fully consume our world in their burning crusade."
"The establishment class is losing control... hence why they're just going to keep pushing back."
"But like any time a king dies, there's a power struggle, so other rivals have returned to try to claim the throne."
"We wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against powers with no bodies."
"This ain't about protecting the rights of voters; it's about keeping Democrats in power."
"Lucifer wanted to use serp worship that did not belong to him and that will never belong to him."
"They are going to use these militias to cause mayhem in this country. These folks do not want to share power, they do not want black people to use their power."
"You think he's out to resurrect the Queen with all them relics."
"The fake elector scheme was an illegal attempt for Donald Trump to cling to power."
"War has changed, but the same themes persist: ego, power, control."
"Censorship is a dirty trick to win against your opponents when you can't argue with them or they overpower you in terms of their will."
"The big political problem is who holds the power and that's what it's all about."
"This is seven days in May. This is an inner circle of self-appointed moral Guardians taking over the presidency and trying to take it down for their own personal reasons."
"For in the desolate southlands, a war of unimaginable power brews. Grom, most feared and colossal of all goblins, has long craved a second chance to annihilate. That time is now!"
"Danny Greene and the Cleveland Mafia were locked in a vicious battle for control of the city's criminal underworld."
"The bullies now assert their power by pretending that their victim is asserting power over them."
"In the fight for power, consistent logic is abandoned and positions become inconsistent."
"Let's all get along? Nah, the strong just glare at one another, and the weak? They fight for resources and technology."
"Despite the binding effect of the valderi, they sought to destabilize and undermine the camarilla," revealing the depths of their defiance.
"You can't have a regular party like the Democrats who have their flaws and we can make issue with them and a party that is willing to seize power by force because that's what that sounded like to me."
"Unlike the rest of the siblings who are constantly trying to up each other in the hierarchy."
"The validity, the legitimacy of left-wing philosophy, and the power grabbing that you've been doing since 2016 will hopefully come to an end with your crushing defeat."
"It feels like the realest power struggle that we've seen in over 10 years."
"The templar order wanted the power available in Wakanda but to make that possible they needed to introduce some chaos to the land."
"The war for control of money has begun, central banks want control of money, banks want control of money, governments want control of money."
"This is why once again, this is a fight for power."
"Holy Knights only capture Wizards because they have the potential to cause great destruction."
"An enraged Homelander rushes back to Seven Tower, confronts Stan Edgar for hiring Stormfront without consulting him..."
"The answer he gives is also particularly distinctive... reduced to the struggle for power and the provision or maintenance of order."
"One king gets old then a young gorilla comes up and kills him and takes everything he arms disrespectful now he is over the Tom's."
"The rule of two: one must contain all the power of the dark side. If the apprentice becomes strong enough, the battle to the death will prove it. If the master should be struck down, the apprentice becomes the master." - Sith Rule of Two
"Ron Johnson considers American democracy an irritant that gets in his path to power if he doesn't win."
"Despite these absorbing powers, it hasn't proven enough to hold back Hulk's rage with the green guy coming out on top every time."
"The narrative has fallen apart. It's not what they said it was and the Democrats are running out of tricks to hold on to power."
"He schemes for years, dethrones and nearly destroys a family, all in the name of a throne he only wants for his own vanity."
"They call upon him to surrender the Infinity Gems or face power beyond his wildest dreams."
"Macbeth is unable to handle the power as a king because he only focuses on selfishly keeping power."
"I believe Maleficent had stronger magic than the Evil Queen because as a fairy who already had magic, the dark powers of hell extended her abilities even farther."
"The denouement of Mary and Elizabeth's decades-long power struggle is easily recalled by even the most casual of observers."
"Lucius wanted to accomplish by expelling or eliminating Dumbledore from the equation."
"War inevitable and the dance of the dragons begins."
"In the ensuing political chaos, a Royalist General, George Monck, seized control of the Rump Parliament."
"The conflict that is just now finally starting is Dragon leading the Revolutionary Army against emu and the celestial dragons to take back the world."
"A battle to control the world ruins and the power they possess rages on in the world of Runeterra."
"The main difficulty is that they are both in a power struggle."
"Richard has stripped her rebel allies of their lands and titles."
"This was not an attack on New York City, this was an attack on the magia. Madame mask has claimed their power, all of it."
"Zeus rises from obscurity to challenge his father for control of the universe."
"Someone who was trying to win at all cost, maybe driven by hate and ego, was coming after a high priestess."
"In their pursuit to maintain power they constantly removed killed or imprisoned Emperors."
"Now, with the emperor gone, dxus saw his chance to seize control of the aridian Empire."
"Thor: I mean, I don't know the deal, but I thought it was good. That power was cool. Everyone's at war for this."
"Armed conflict was unavoidable as they could not exist alongside each other. It wasn't a matter of Czech or German interests; it was simply a power struggle."
"General Beckan submits a petition to strip Prime Minister Tran."
"Big Mechs secure their place by striking down any loyal to the old regime."
"Garp is the only marine set to rival the pirate king Gold Roger with the two having fought numerous times."
"That is why there are several attempts now by some of the Original Seed group members to try and control everything again in a very dramatic and quick way."
"Cleopatra and Ptolemy the 13th seem to have wasted no time in coming to blows and setting themselves up as rivals to one another."
"There is a kind of a battle going on between those who want a broader understanding and those who want to monopolize power and influence and money."
"Darth plagas proclaimed himself as the emperor, not of the Republic but a Galactic Empire under only his rule."
"The power struggle: Red Skull vs. Captain America."
"The siblings unified race to stop the merger, but Logan reveals a deal with Caroline to strip them of their veto power, leaving them completely defeated."
"Every time I tried to have control, it always got worse."
"With his defeat, the entirety of the Final Empire was thrown into disarray, with warlords and tyrants rushing to fill the power vacuum."
"His primary motivation was to destroy the Liberators and the Pompeians, but it now seemed that the Pompeian faction had been revived and in power."
"King Cold's eyes widened as Vegeta, Napa, and Raditz, as well as hundreds of other soldiers, appeared."
"Confirmed, there are no good guys here. It is literally just a power struggle between different groups of bad."
"There's no common response to the crises of the moment. There is only the struggle for power over the institutions and the means of production."
"It's a very relatable power struggle that just about every single person on the planet can understand."
"The power struggle between the communities began almost immediately."
"If the great awakening is finally at hand, then the remnants of the Eldar, the vast host of the Imperium, the Ork hordes, and Tyranid hive mind, even the gods of Chaos themselves might finally learn that for all their fears and power, this galaxy was never truly theirs."
"There's a battle under the surface for the control of the relationship."
"In their fight for political and personal power, the key players will turn on each other, and one of them will be destroyed."
"Your husband's efforts weakened Belasco's power."
"The alliance of Germany's two biggest competitors left the nation-state desperate to block any expansion of France's power."
"No ruling class or elite in history has ever surrendered its power and wealth and privileges without a fight."
"Henry produced the Constitutions of Clarendon, stripping power from the church, leading to conflict with Beckett."
"Miracles will not take place until the judgment of God has cut off the powers hindering them."
"No Kingdom Can Endure Two Kings. That’s kinda what a merger is, I suppose."
"Politics is a process of struggle for power that involves defining enemies and winning friends to seize sovereign state power."
"The idea of wanting power and competing against people for influence... has brought down so many empires."
"The Witch-king, who he must believe was once simply a mortal man, could actually oppose Gandalf the White at the gate directly."
"When Giants fight, everyone gets crushed underneath."
"This area came to be called the Badlands, divided among seven rival Barons."
"It's literally a game of thrones, everyone's battling for the throne."
"The demons in Kimetsu no Yaiba... are the villains of the story because they eat humans to gain power."
"The salt throne is not yours to swear upon, not unless the king's moot chooses you."
"The wolf and the lion will soon be at each other's throats, whether we will it or not."
"The ice nation is emboldened, their queen wants Clark's power."
"Look, son of Kronos, threaten me once more, and I swear on the River Styx, Chaos, and Amaterasu, I'll get someone to replace you as king of gods."
"Grab for power tears a city apart."
"22 people who possess the Devil King's Arcana will fight and the last one standing will become the next Devil King."
"The beginning is kind of introducing us to Cersei, getting us to understand the workings of her psyche, her search for power, her search for freedom, her desire to run away from loneliness."
"Her life was a fascinating blend of political intrigue, romance, and the struggle for power in the ancient world."
"When I'm reigning, it feels like hell; when I'm serving, it feels like heaven."
"Alfred's bitter and villainous nephew Aethelwald wanted the throne for himself and rallies the Danish armies to join him in battle."
"Life is one big struggle for power, resources, and supremacy."
"We're seeing the bully in decline and is trying to do everything to hold on to its power."
"He fears that his entire clan will be obliterated, so he asks them what they want in exchange for the power to defeat his enemies as well as the authority to rule the world."
"Her visions of ruling Rome through Nero were smacking into the wall of reality."
"The dark saber was like the Elder Wand; to rightfully use it, you had to win it in combat."
"Oxford Dictionary defines 'rat race of life' as a way of life in which people are caught up in a fiercely competitive struggle for wealth or power."
"Anastasia's murder was part of a power struggle between crime families and it did garner national attention."
"The power of Horus ascended was on an unprecedented level, even the Emperor of mankind with all his might and power had no victory assured."
"The Carthaginians were vying with the Romans for power over the Mediterranean."
"They escaped and now they seek out the scroll so they can use it to force the vistas to restore the nameless king."
"These events sent a shockwave through the entire region as countless lords were involved in the desperate scramble for power."
"Jimmy Coonan made his move to take over the west side and within a year his main rival Mickey Spillane was eliminated."
"Prince Dane was his father, and Lyrope his mother. Oak is the reason Matic backed Balkan, the reason he wanted Dane dead, and now he's the key to the crown."
"The comedy in the drama of One Punch Man comes from his inner struggle of like, 'I am too powerful; everything that I fight, no matter how powerful it claims to be, I keep killing it with one punch.'"
"The child becomes the pawn and the decision over who's going to have power is really a compelling story."
"Only another cosmic being like the monitor or the Spectre is capable of opposing the anti-monitor at full power."
"The once gentle, honorable brother you were has been ripped apart by your envy and lust for power and supremacy."
"In that contest of power, initially they'd be on equal terms, but eventually Palpatine would start gaining ground."
"How can I rule seven kingdoms if I can't control Slaver's Bay?"
"The whole country broke into pieces. Everyone is fighting with each other for local power, and it's anybody's game."
"One of the most important things that I've ever learned is that so many things in life are a struggle for power."
"...the struggle over race in America has been a struggle over policy and power, not ignorance and hate."
"Gotham City had been cut off from the rest of the world and declared a no-man's land where power was spread amongst the different factions and gangs."
"Now that we had our rightful powers, my father made a valiant attempt to lead a rebellion against the United Planets."
"The Starks fight the Lannisters, the Baratheons fight each other."
"Governance issues and basically good old-fashioned politics and the struggle for political power is really driving most of the conflict dynamics that we see at the moment."
"Whenever the emperor showed up and fought Darth Vader for the power of the Empire."
"In the end, he was destroyed by mortals fusing with godly power, no less."
"This is a cynical war of power; there aren't many just causes championed or high-minded ideals expressed to rally others."
"People don't steal for money, they steal for bread or dope, power or freedom."
"Both of you guys need to heal; there's been a lot of power struggle between you guys."
"In the game of thrones, you win or you die."
"Is it worth sacrificing love, family bonds, and your own humanity in this pursuit of power, powder, and respect?"
"Kronos has not yet attained full power," Mr. D warned.
"Power has a zero-sum dimension in which you act over others, power over, and that's still relevant."
"The Dance of the Dragons is the flowery name bestowed upon the savage and bloody struggle for the Iron Throne of Westeros."
"Politics, generally speaking, is the struggle in any group for power."
"It becomes a way to take their power away, keep them in their place."
"When you want that top spot, sometimes you have to take out the king to make way for a new one."
"It's an absurdist take on the day Stalin died and all of the key holders are trying to figure out what..."
"Whoever did this is after the Iron Throne, and if we make any hasty decisions, we may play our hands right into it."
"All these people who have maintained a careful balance of power this whole time, keeping an eye on each other, are gradually beginning to fight each other."
"The conspiracy you seek involves more than just the disappearance of the miners on Zeta five; it's about control, about creating beings who are neither human nor alien but weapons."
"...the monster with all its might crashed to the ground and the ruler of hell was not going to lose such a great opportunity."
"The job of the main character in this story is to woo the shadow king, marry him, and then kill him to take the kingdom for herself."