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PatSeg

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1. What a great quote, that's a keeper

Reply to Pluvious (Original post)

Tue Oct 21, 2025, 02:51 PM

Tuesday

Power attracts pathological personalities.
It is not that power corrupts but that it is magnetic to the corruptible.
-Frank Herbert

That really sums it up perfectly.

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South Park nails it... LMAO [View all] Pluvious Tuesday OP

What a great quote, that's a keeper PatSeg Tuesday #1

Truly. I didn't get much out of the Dune series. Must have missed that quote, if it was in there. eppur_se_muova Tuesday #2

And a lot of money 2na fisherman Tuesday #3

Money equals Power Seinan Sensei Tuesday #6

Yes, it appears to be from Dune PatSeg Tuesday #7

Oh, I only read the first few in the series. When I say "Dune", I mean the 1st volume. eppur_se_muova Tuesday #8

"POWER" is shorthand... GiqueCee Tuesday #4

k/R DoBW Tuesday #5