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Subject: 
Re: slight
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lugnet.off-topic.debate
Date: 
Tue, 16 Jul 2002 16:49:44 GMT
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In lugnet.off-topic.debate, Lester Witter writes:
> 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

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.



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(...) <snip> < Admittedly, (...) 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 (24 years ago, 16-Jul-02, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)

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