QUOTES OF THE DAY 10-13-11

“Conflict is created by two conditions: the evil that is sanctioned by the corrupted…and the sacrifice borne by upright men and women who chose to destroy it.”
― Adam Turquine – from Beyond Mars Crimson Fleet
“He did not care for the lying at first. He hated it. Then later he had come to like it. It was part of being an insider but it was a very corrupting business.”
― Ernest Hemingway, For Whom the Bell Tolls

“If corruption had already taken root,
then good seeds must be preserved.”
― Toba Beta, My Ancestor Was an Ancient Astronaut

“It is supposed that power corrupts,’ the caterpillar said in a voice as untroubled as time itself. “yet the powerful are often corrupt before they are powerful. In fact, I find that they too often become powerful by being corrupt. Whether real or perceived, a lack of power can also corrupt.”
― Frank Beddor, ArchEnemy