Knowledge is Power

ilmu sangat penting...

‘Adalah suatu hairan lagi tercengang aku sebab melihat dan memikirkan hal orang Melayu ini belum sedar akan dirinya, dia tinggal dalam bodohnya itu oleh sebab ia tiada mahu belajar bahasanya sendiri dan tiada mahu menaruh tempat belajar bahasanya, maka mustahil pada akal adakah orang yang tiada belajar itu boleh menjadi pandai dengan sendirinya. Bukankah segala bangsa di dunia ini masing-masing ada belajar bahasanya?’[1] - Munshi Abdullah, Hikayat Abdullah

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Knowledge_is_power
The famous phrase scientia potentia est is a Latin maxim "For also knowledge itself is power" stated originally by Francis Bacon in Meditationes Sacrae (1597), which in modern times is often paraphrased as "knowledge is power." The phrase implies that with knowledge or education one's potential or abilities in life will certainly increase. Having and sharing knowledge is widely recognised as the basis for improving one's reputation and influence, thus power. This phrase may also be used as a justification for a reluctance to share information when a person believes that withholding knowledge can deliver to that person some form of advantage.

p/s: tambahan dari uncle ben (spiderman), heher...  "With great power comes great responsibility" [2][3]

Ref:
[1] Ada Apa Dengan Bahasa Melayu? by Faisal Tehrani - http://www.kakiseni.com/articles/columns/MDIxMA.html
[2] http://www.newsfromme.com/archives/2005_10_06.html
[3] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uncle_Ben#.22With_great_power_comes_great_responsibility.22