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All governments suffer a recurring problem: Power attracts pathological personalities. It is not that power corrupts but that it is magnetic to the corruptible.
by stephengillie 8y ago
All governments suffer a recurring problem: Power attracts pathological personalities. It is not that power corrupts but that it is magnetic to the corruptible. Such people have a tendency to become drunk on violence, a condition to which they are quickly addicted. - Frank Herbert, Chapterhouse Dune, Missionaria Protectiva
- mtgx 8y agoI feel like this comment thread needs a link to CGP Grey's excellent Rules for Rulers video, too: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rStL7niR7gs https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rStL7niR7gs
- afarrell 8y agoI’ve read thd book this is based on—its a good book and pessimistically presents what is actually a quite optimistic model of power.