But gaining power means losing autonomy. It means more interdependence to lay off risk. True autonomy is its own discipline. The problem with gaining power is

But gaining power means losing autonomy. It means more interdependence to lay off risk. True autonomy is its own discipline. The problem with gaining power is that you now have to steer into the maelstrom of human foibles for a living. "The Turks pay me a golden treasure, yet I am poor! Because I am a river to my people! " - Auda abu Tayi in "Lawrence of Arabia". No, people pursue power for status, not for autonomy.