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Jack McDevitt - The problem is that too often the only...
The problem is that too often the only people who can act don't want change. Power doesn't so much corrupt as it breeds conservatism. (Jack McDevitt)

The problem is that too often the only people who can act don't want change. Power doesn't so much corrupt as it breeds conservatism.

Jack McDevitt

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