Here are two quotes from Gandhi that look at power from different perspectives but reach the same conclusion.
Power is of two kinds. One is obtained by the fear of punishment and the other by acts of love. Power based on love is a thousand times more effective and permanent then the one derived from fear of punishment.
Power is of two kinds. One is obtained by the fear of punishment I hope to demonstrate that the real swaraj will come not by the acquisition of authority by a few, but by the acquisition of the capacity by all to resist authority, when abused.