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Everybody Likes To Get As Much Power As Circumstances Allow, And Nobody Will Vote For A Self-denying Ordinance.
-Lord Acton
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Everybody Likes To Get As Much Power
Lord Acton
Everybody Likes To Get As Much Power As Circumstances Allow, And Nobody Will Vote For A Self-denying Ordinance.
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