Can anyone maintain power without lying? It looks to me like living without breathing. Morality apart, I think some evils are part and parcel of nature and we cannot do without them. Sometimes evil is even necessary to run this evil nature.
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  • Politics — Governance, civic duty, and the structures of power
  • Power — The dynamics of influence, authority, and leadership

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