Dominance doesn’t equal strength
Just as how much money you have is an irrelevant measure of your true worth as a human being, dominance over others has very little to do with strength. Brute force, sure, but not strength. Not real strength.
Thomas Jefferson believed that strength emanated from union. From the ability to call upon the people and have them act, in unity, against tyranny, in favor of freedom.
“Being deeply loved by someone gives you strength, while loving someone deeply gives you courage.”
― Lao Tzu