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:
Great quotes, as usual, my friend.
Post a Comment