In Order To Get Power And Retain It, It Is Necessary To Love Power; But Love Of Power Is Not Connected With Goodness But With Qualities That Are The Opposite Of Goodness, Such As Pride, Cunning And Cruelty - SearchQuotes

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In order to get power and retain it, it is necessary to love power; but love of power is not connected with goodness but with qualities that are the opposite of goodness, such as pride, cunning and cruelty

Leo Nikolaevich Tolstoy

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