"Why could I not see that at the time?" said the Witch.
"Because," replied Dorothy, "your love for yourself, or at least your
love of power, was stronger than your love for others."
"I had no love for others," said the Witch. "Only contempt."
"Exactly," said Dorothy.
"Thank Heaven you saved me from myself," answered the Witch. "Now I am
loved for myself. The power I care for no longer."
"Don't you see," replied Dorothy, "once you have given up the power, you
receive it. You have more power now than you ever have had."
The Witch raised her eyebrows questioningly. "I do?" she said.
"Of course," replied Dorothy. "You now have power over yourself. That is
harder to accomplish than obtaining power over ten million people. And
because you have power over yourself, you have obtained the respect of
all who come into contact with you. So now you have power over everyone.
But this is the power of love, the strongest power in the universe.
These little dictators and government officials who think they have so
much power are pitiful sights to behold.
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