"A politician’s goal is always to manipulate public debate. I think there are some politicians with higher goals. But all of them get corrupted by power."― Dean Koontz Topic(s): PowerMore From Dean Koontz"Although charismatic, James Dean is no Harrison Ford. In the majority of his movies, sooner or later he got the crap beaten out of him.""I have been reading Stephen King since CARRIE and hope to read him for many years to come.""I like to deal with EVERY aspect of our condition, and that means terror and humor in equal mix. Some books have more room for humor than others."More In Power"Under the administration of George W. Bush, you will recall, federal spending grew pretty significantly. At the same time, the number of people directly employed by the federal government shrank. One of the factors that explained the difference was contracting."― Thomas Frank"The strongest and most effective force in guaranteeing the long-term maintenance of power is not violence in all the forms deployed by the dominant to control the dominated, but consent in all the forms in which the dominated acquiesce in their own domination."― Robert Frost"When anyone has the power to destroy the whole human race in a matter of hours, it becomes a moral issue. The church must speak out."― Billy Graham