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The story being told in 'Star Wars' is a classic one. Every few hundred years, the story is retold because we have a tendency to do the same things over and over again. Power corrupts, and when you're in charge, you start doing things that you think are right, but they're actually not.
The story being told in 'Star Wars' is a classic one. Every few hundred years, the story is retold because we have a tendency to do the same things over and over again. Power corrupts, and when you're in charge, you start doing things that you think are right, but they're actually not.
Approximate author period: c. 1964 AD · modern
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- George Lucas
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- Approximate author period: c. 1964 AD · modern
Approximate author-period evidence for George Lucas: documented activity in 1964. Wikidata Q38222, inspected 2026-10-08. Not a quotation composition date or independent verification of attribution. Source: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q38222 (accessed 2026-10-08).
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