“ Every friend in power is a friend lost. ”
Henry Adams, The Education of Henry Adams (1906). copy citation
| Author | Henry Adams |
|---|---|
| Source | The Education of Henry Adams |
| Topic | friendship power |
| Date | 1906 |
| Language | English |
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| Weblink | http://www.gutenberg.org/files/2044/2044-h/2044-h.htm |
Context
“As a rule, officials dread interference. The strongest often resent it most. Any official who admits equality in discussion of his official course, feels it to be an act of virtue; after a few months or years he tires of the effort. Every friend in power is a friend lost. This rule is so nearly absolute that it may be taken in practice as admitting no exception. Apparent exceptions exist, and McCulloch was one of them.
McCulloch had been spared the gluttonous selfishness and infantile jealousy which are the commoner results of early political education.” source
McCulloch had been spared the gluttonous selfishness and infantile jealousy which are the commoner results of early political education.” source
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