Knowledge Is Power!

KNOWLEDGE
We approach knowledge from an adjective standpoint; the creating, involving, using, or disseminating special knowledge or information. When you break things down to their smallest and most basic form, you are left with many pieces. Though it might seem daunting at first, if you examine the individual pieces, you will have a better understanding of the whole. Now you have the knowledge to put it back together. Knowledge Is Power.

POWER
Social science
• Power (philosophy), the ability to control one's environment or other entities
• Political power, power over the administration of public resources
• Power in international relations
• Economic power
• Power (communication)

KNOWLEDGE IS POWER

Meaning #1: If you have knowledge, then you will have power. The idea here is that the acquisition of knowledge results in social power. The one "in the know" holds a certain power over those who do not. The knower is a go-to-guy. This is the usual meaning at commencement addresses: "hey, don't worry that you have all this debt and will never make as much as your friends, because you have power on account of your knowledge."

Meaning #2: If you have power, then you will have knowledge. This is the opposite of the above meaning. Although the former is more traditional and therefore quite common, this meaning is gaining significance in our contemporary world. The basic idea here is that knowledge is really just power in disguise. Another phrase illustrates this: "the winners write the history." In other words, those who exert power have the influence to promulgate their view of what has happened and therefore generate knowledge. The social critic is the one who is able to unmask the power dynamics behind so-called knowledge. This need not be a cynical view: if you want to be a part of the spread of knowledge, put yourself in a center of great influence.

SOURCE-CITED: http://drulogion.blogspot.com/2006/06/meaning-of-knowledge-is-power.html