"Power does not corrupt. Fear corrupts... perhaps the fear of a loss of power.

Suddenly he knew joy and sorrow felted into one fabric. Courage and fear were one thing too.
~ John Steinbeck ~












Suddenly he knew joy and sorrow felted into one fabric. Courage and fear were one thing too.

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