Few emotions are more ephemeral in the political world than… - Robert A. Caro

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Few emotions are more ephemeral in the political world than gratitude: appreciation for past favors. Far less ephemeral, however, is hope: the hope of future favors. Far less ephemeral is fear, the fear that in the future, favors may be denied.

Robert A. Caro

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