Of course we can establish constitutional checks and balanc… - David Brin

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Of course we can establish constitutional checks and balances, but those won’t mean a thing unless citizens make sure the safeguards are taken seriously. The greedy and the power-hungry will always look for ways to break the rules, or twist them to their advantage.

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Glen David Brin (born October 6, 1950) is an American author of science fiction. He is the winner of both the Hugo and Nebula Awards. He lives in Southern California and has been both a NASA consultant and a physics professor.

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The greedy and the power-hungry will always look for ways to break the rules, or twist them to their advantage.

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John Brunner Isaac Asimov Iain Banks Larry Niven Poul Anderson

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Alas, criticism has always been what human beings, especially leaders, most hate to hear.

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