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“There is no escape—we pay for the violence of our ancestors.”
― Dune
― Dune
“Good governance never depends upon laws, but upon the personal qualities of those who govern. The machinery of government is always subordinate to the will of those who administer that machinery. The most important element of government, therefore, is the method of choosing leaders.”
― Children of Dune
― Children of Dune
“Because never in my entire childhood did I feel like a child. I felt like a person all along―the same person that I am today.”
― Ender’s Game
― Ender’s Game
“Empires do not suffer emptiness of purpose at the time of their creation. It is when they have become established that aims are lost and replaced by vague ritual.
-Words of Muad'dib by Princess Irulan.”
― Dune Messiah
-Words of Muad'dib by Princess Irulan.”
― Dune Messiah
“Governments, if they endure, always tend increasingly toward aristocratic forms. No government in history has been known to evade this pattern. And as the aristocracy develops, government tends more and more to act exclusively in the interests of the ruling class - whether that class be hereditary royalty, oligarchs of financial empires, or entrenched bureaucracy.
- Politics as Repeat Phenomenon: Bene Gesserit Training Manual”
― Children of Dune
- Politics as Repeat Phenomenon: Bene Gesserit Training Manual”
― Children of Dune
Joshua’s 2025 Year in Books
Take a look at Joshua’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
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402 books
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156 books
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48 books
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48 books
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