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Power does not corrupt. Fear corrupts... perhaps the fear of a loss of power.

Power does not corrupt. Fear corrupts... perhaps the fear of a loss of power.

John Steinbeck
Fear, Loss, Power
"The Short Reign of Pippin IV". Book by John Steinbeck, p. 102, 1957.

A kind of light spread out from her. And everything changed color. And the world opened out. And a day was good to awaken to. And there were no limits to anything. And the people of the world were good and handsome. And I was not afraid any more.

John Steinbeck
Fear, Light, Color
John Steinbeck (2002). “East of Eden”, p.148, Penguin

Courage and fear were one thing too.

John Steinbeck
Fear, One Thing
John Steinbeck (2002). “East of Eden”, p.107, Penguin

Oh, we can populate the dark with horrors, even we who think ourselves informed and sure, believing nothing we cannot measure or weigh. I know beyond all doubt that the dark things crowding in on me either did not exist or were not dangerous to me, and still I was afraid.

John Steinbeck
Fear, Believe, Dark
John Steinbeck (2007). “Travels with Charley and Later Novels, 1947-1962”

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