The nature of power is such that even those who have not sought it, but have had it forced upon them, tend to acquire a taste for more. (Aldous Huxley)

The nature of power is such that even those who have not sought it, but have had it forced upon them, tend to acquire a taste for more.

Aldous Huxley

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