Lust Of Power Is The Most Flagrant Of All The Passions. -- Tacitus (55?-120?)

Lust Of Power Is The Most Flagrant Of All The Passions. -- Tacitus (55?-120?)

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Lust of power is the most flagrant of all the passions.
-- Tacitus (55?-120?)

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