The purveyor of gossip is a person of power, someone to be respected.
In our fidgety political climate, any sort of cogent articulation from a person of power has the ring of a stump speech.
The archaeologist in charge of the excavation, Gareth Chaffey of Wessex Archaeology, believes that she may have been a person of power – perhaps even the prehistoric equivalent of a princess or queen.
This passage shows a composite picture of an engaged person of power and influence, appearing in every walk of life for the sole purpose of turning people away from greed and vanity and toward the virtues of the spiritual life.
Remember this is a person of power, but foremost a person.
"When you hand one person a position of power over someone else ― a position that they did not earn based on competency or merit but simply because of some attribute or descriptor they were assigned at birth ― that power will inevitably be used for the person in power's benefit".
In contrast, the parent who insists on making all the decisions deprives the developing person of the power to choose.
"President Engler's statements and behavior are subtle threats against anyone who dares to speak up against their abuser and the environment that enabled their predatory conduct, lest they be ridiculed, lied about, and shamelessly mocked by a person of immense power". .
This gives a person a lot of power -- knowing that they can break you down.
But think about it if you give the wrong anonymous person that kind of power, the possibilities are endless.
