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"But I know now that there is
not a chance in hell of America becoming humane and reasonable. Because
power corrupts us, and absolute power corrupts us absolutely. Human
beings are chimpanzees who get crazy drunk on power. By saying that our
leaders are power-drunk chimpanzees, am I in danger of wrecking the
morale of our soldiers fighting and dying in the Middle East? Their
morale, like so many lifeless bodies, is already shot to pieces. They
are being treated, as I never was, like toys a rich kid got for
Christmas."
-- Kurt Vonnegut, Jr. (1922- ) Author
not a chance in hell of America becoming humane and reasonable. Because
power corrupts us, and absolute power corrupts us absolutely. Human
beings are chimpanzees who get crazy drunk on power. By saying that our
leaders are power-drunk chimpanzees, am I in danger of wrecking the
morale of our soldiers fighting and dying in the Middle East? Their
morale, like so many lifeless bodies, is already shot to pieces. They
are being treated, as I never was, like toys a rich kid got for
Christmas."
-- Kurt Vonnegut, Jr. (1922- ) Author