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Jack Williamson on Power

1908–2006 United States

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Power is habit-forming. We grew addicted to it. Few things survive the centuries’ slow decay: senses grow dull; passions grow weak; and ideals die. Only the taste for power lives on as an excuse for survival.

Star Bridge (1955)

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Quotes and notes from Wikiquote: Jack Williamson (page history), available under CC BY-SA 4.0.