09 December 2010

Quotes of the Day

All governments suffer a recurring problem: Power attracts pathological personalities. It is not that power corrupts but that it is magnetic to the corruptible. Such people have a tendency to become drunk on violence, a condition to which they are quickly addicted.

~ Frank Herbert, author


...the power to tax is the power to destroy.

~ John Marshall, Supreme Court Justice (1801-1835)

1 comment:

DR said...

Great quotes, as usual, my friend.