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And, predictably, he has taken every such gesture as a sign of weakness. You can't reach an accommodation with a man like this; you have to fight him.

— Mike Resnick Eros Descending (1985)

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Man sells his soul to the devil, he spends the rest of his life trying to stockpile enough money to buy it back.

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The second you attain power, you become what you’ve been fighting against.

Santiago: a Myth of the Far Future (1986)

Corruption is like a disease; it tends to spread to everyone who comes into contact with it.

Eros Ascending (1984)

Nobody reaches a position of authority without the ability to be a back-stabbing bastard when the chips are down.

Sideshow (1982)

It’s my observation that God usually favors the side with the best weapons.

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