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might makes right

the view that morality is, or ought to be, determined by those in power
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might makes right

Summary

might makes right is an aphorism[1]. It draws 388 Wikipedia views per month (aphorism category, ranking #5 of 13).[2]

Key Facts

  • might makes right's instance of is recorded as aphorism[3].
  • might makes right's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/044v5r[4].
  • might makes right's facet of is recorded as kratocracy[5].
  • might makes right's Google Knowledge Graph ID is recorded as /g/121mvwln[6].
  • might makes right's Quora topic ID is recorded as Might-Makes-Right[7].

Why It Matters

might makes right draws 388 Wikipedia views per month (aphorism category, ranking #5 of 13).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 10 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[8] It is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.[9]

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . Quora. wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [8] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [9] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). might makes right. Retrieved May 3, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/might-makes-right
MLA “might makes right.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 3 May. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/might-makes-right.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_might-makes-right_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{might makes right}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/might-makes-right}, note = {Accessed: 2026-05-03}}
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