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Conversation Questions on Power

1)

What springs to mind when you hear the word ‘power’?

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Do you have power?

3)

Is power a good or bad thing?

4)

Does your country have a lot of power?

5)

Mao Zedong said: "Political power grows out of the barrel of a gun." Do you agree with him?

6)

Lord Acton said: “Power tends to corrupt, absolute power corrupts absolutely.” Do you agree with this?

7)

People in today’s Internet age say knowledge is power. Do you feel more powerful?

8)

If you had lots of power, what would you do with it?

9)

Which is the world’s most dangerous power?

10)

Have you ever played power games with a friend, colleague or family member?

1)

What would you like the power to be able to do?

2)

Do politicians in your country abuse their political power?

3)

When was the last time there was a power struggle in your country?

4)

To what degree do you think money is power?

5)

How much economic power does your country have in your region and in the world?

6)

What do you think of colonial power?

7)

What do corrupt leaders do to hold on to their power?

8)

Do you believe in the power of prayer?

9)

What would the world be like if everyone had the same power?

10)

What do you think of the power of nature?