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It is said that power corrupts, but actually its more true that po

It is said that power corrupts, but actually its more true that power attracts the corruptible. The sane are usually attracted by other things than power. – David Brin

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Change is the principal feature of our age and literature should explore how people deal with it. The best science fiction does that, head-on. – David Brin

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The worst mistake of first contact, made throughout history by individuals on both sides of every new encounter, has been the unfortunate habit of making assumptions. It often proved fatal. – David Brin

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Only a man who knows what it is like to be defeated can reach down to the bottom of his soul and come up with the extra ounce of power it takes to win when the match is even. – Muhammad Ali

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The power to wage war is the power to wage war successfully. – Charles Evans Hughes

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All national institutions of churches, whether Jewish, Christian or Turkish, appear to me no other than human inventions, set up to terrify and enslave mankind, and monopolize power and profit. – Thomas Paine

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The sword is the axis of the world and its power is absolute. – Charles de Gaulle

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He who has religion will speak poetry. But philosophy is the tool with which to seek and discover religion. – Karl Wilhelm Friedrich Schlegel

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The secret source of humor is not joy but sorrow there is no humor in Heaven. – Mark Twain

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