All governments suffer a recurring problem: Power attracts … - Frank Herbert

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All governments suffer a recurring problem: Power attracts pathological personalities. It is not that power corrupts but that it is magnetic to the corruptible.

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Franklin Patrick Herbert Jr. (8 October 1920 – 11 February 1986) was an American science-fiction writer, most famous for his Dune novels.

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Birth Name: Frank Patrick Herbert

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All governments suffer a recurring problem: Power attracts pathological personalities.

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He uses the nice old words so rich in tradition to be sure I know he means it.

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