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Cynicism! That, no doubt is a greater crime than heresy.
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Power attracts the corruptible. Suspect any who seek it.
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The people I distrust most are those who want to improve our lives but have only one course of action.
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Beyond a critical point within a finite space, freedom diminishes as numbers increase. This is as true of humans as it is of gas molecules in a sealed flask. The human question is not how many can possibly survive within the system, but what kind of existence is possible for those who so survive.
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Constitutions become the ultimate tyranny," Paul said. "They’re organized power on such a scale as to be overwhelming. The constitution is social power mobilized and it has no conscience. It can crush the highest and the lowest, removing all dignity and individuality. It has an unstable balance point and no limitations.
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On Caladan, we ruled with sea and air power," the Duke said. "Here, we must scrabble for desert power. This is your inheritance, Paul.
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One must always keep the tools of statecraft sharp and ready. Power and fear – sharp and ready.
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There is no escape—we pay for the violence of our ancestors.
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This wise man observed that wealth is a tool of freedom. But the pursuit of wealth is the way to slavery.
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