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"He had intended to say that such was the nature of power. Seizing it and holding it were alike filthy."
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Poul AndersonIt sounds rather silly, doesn’t it? One little man thinking he can cha — Poul Anderson
"It sounds rather silly, doesn’t it? One little man thinking he can change history all by his lonesome. A lot of trouble has been caused by that delusion."
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Poul William Anderson was an American fantasy and science fiction author who was active from the 1940s until his death in 2001. Anderson also wrote historical novels. He won the Hugo Award seven times and the Nebula Award three times, and was nominated many more times for awards.
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"Mystery is in a way the guarantee of the boundlessness of the might of the ruler: power bound to reason must always have limitations, great though it may be."
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"Man does not live by bread alone, nor guns, paperwork, theses, naked practicalities."
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"Everard sighed, switched off his conscience, and began lying."
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"Timidity can be as dangerous as rashness."
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