Power attracts the corruptible. Suspect all who seek it ... We should …

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Power attracts the corruptible. Suspect all who seek it ... We should grant power over our affairs only to those who are reluctant to hold it and then only under conditions that increase that reluctance. ✨ Frank Herbert (1986). Chapterhouse: Dune, Berkley Trade
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