• Starkstruck@lemmy.world
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      6 months ago

      Yeah. Like the old adage of whoever seeks power is least deserving of it. It’s a difficult thing to combat.

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        6 months ago

        I can’t remember if it was Asimov or Heinlein (maybe Clarke), but one of them said that an elected official should be drug into office kicking and screaming, and only be allowed to leave when they’ve done a good job.