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Re: slight
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lugnet.off-topic.debate
Date: 
Tue, 16 Jul 2002 15:56:35 GMT
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In lugnet.off-topic.debate, James Brown writes:
In lugnet.off-topic.debate, Larry Pieniazek writes:
In lugnet.off-topic.debate, David Koudys writes:

<snip>

< Admittedly,
very very few of them are in positions of power, because well, they aren't
the power-seeking types.

$0.02

James

It seems to be a fundemental flaw in human nature that the type of personality
required to reach a position of power is exactly the type of personality that
you do not want that person to have

Lester



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(...) A point wnderfully articulated in book 1 of the 5 book Trilogy, The Hitch Hikers Guide the the Galaxy, in reference to Zaphod Beeblebrox, the then president of the universe. (22 years ago, 16-Jul-02, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)

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(...) I would be inclined to rephrase that as "So many people in positions of power use that power to..." I don't think that Christians, professed or otherwise are alone in abusing positions of power to set their world view on people; the Taliban (...) (22 years ago, 16-Jul-02, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)

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