Power is the probability that one actor within a social relationship will be in a position to carry out his own will despite resistance, regardless of the basis on which this probability rests. - Max Weber (Economy and Society Quotes)

Power is the probability that one actor within a social relationship will be in a position to carry out his own will despite resistance, regardless of the basis on which this probability rests.[Macht bedeutet jede Chance, innerhalb einer sozialen Beziehung den eigenen Willen auch gegen Widerstreben durchzusetzen, gleichviel worauf diese Chance beruht.]

Source:Economy and Society (1922) (University of California Press, ed. 1978), Volume I, Part I. Conceptual Exposition, Chapter I. Basic Sociological Terms, Section 16. Power and Domination, Page 53
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