It's said that 'power corrupts', but actually it's more true that
power attracts the corruptible. The sane are usually attracted by
other things than power. When they do act, they think of it as
service, which has limits. The tyrant, though, seeks mastery, for
which he is insatiable, implacable.
-- David Brin, The Postman
power attracts the corruptible. The sane are usually attracted by
other things than power. When they do act, they think of it as
service, which has limits. The tyrant, though, seeks mastery, for
which he is insatiable, implacable.
-- David Brin, The Postman
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