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To: RoosterRedux

About “Power tends to corrupt and absolute power corrupts absolutely.”, Frank Herbert had an interesting twist on that phrase in one of the Dune books, Chapterhouse: Dune: “Power attracts the corruptible. Suspect any who seek it.”


4 posted on 04/04/2017 7:46:02 AM PDT by kingRidiculous
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kingRidiculous: " Frank Herbert...Dune: 'Power attracts the corruptible.
Suspect any who seek it.' "

Thanks for a great quote!
We should call that the Herbert corollary to Lord Acton's law.

:-)

11 posted on 04/04/2017 11:48:42 AM PDT by BroJoeK (a little historical perspective...)
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