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“Power attracts the corruptible. Suspect any who seek it.”
― Chapterhouse: Dune
― Chapterhouse: Dune
“Bureaucracy destroys initiative. There is little that bureaucrats hate more than innovation, especially innovation that produces better results than the old routines. Improvements always make those at the top of the heap look inept. Who enjoys appearing inept?”
― Heretics of Dune
― Heretics of Dune
“Face your fears or they will climb over your back.”
― Chapterhouse: Dune
― Chapterhouse: Dune
“Proper teaching is recognized with ease. You can know it without fail because it awakens within you that sensation which tells you this is something you have always known.”
― Dune
― Dune
“Most civilisation is based on cowardice. It's so easy to civilize by teaching cowardice. You water down the standards which would lead to bravery. You restrain the will. You regulate the appetites. You fence in the horizons. You make a law for every movement. You deny the existence of chaos. You teach even the children to breathe slowly. You tame.”
― God Emperor of Dune
― God Emperor of Dune
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