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Power has always corrupted, my dear. Even the promise of power. It is a hard thing to look at through the fence for hundreds of years without wondering what it would be like on the other side.
Power has always corrupted, my dear. Even the promise of power. It is a hard thing to look at through the fence for hundreds of years without wondering what it would be like on the other side.
Approximate author period: c. 1974 AD · modern
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- Ally Carter
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- Approximate author period: c. 1974 AD · modern
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