Reminds me of a great quote, from Ender's Shadow: "If he's this good at making people love him, why didn't he do it before? Because these fools always look up

Reminds me of a great quote, from Ender's Shadow: "If he's this good at making people love him, why didn't he do it before? Because these fools always look up for power. People above you, they never want to share power with you. Why you look to them? People below you, you give them hope, you give them respect, they give you power, 'cause they don't think they have any, so they don't mind giving it up."