Cry the Beloved Country: The Power of Love The quote “But there is only one thing that has power completely, and that is love. Because when a man loves he seeks no power, therefore he has power,” as stated in the book in the book Cry the Beloved Country is not a true statement. No man has absolute power over any one thing. Although people seek power in many different places, there is only one true power, and that is God. There are many different levels of power in the world, but no level has complete power over anything else. Love is a power that God has given to man, but it cannot be controlled. Man doesn’t have power over love. He