It is said that power corru... by David Brin, an American Author

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“It is said that power corrupts, but actually it's more true that power attracts the corruptible. The sane are usually attracted by other things than power.”

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Name: David Brin

Nationality: American

Date of Birth: Oct 6, 1950

Profession: Author

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It is said that power corrupts, but actually it's more true that power attracts the corruptible. The sane are usually attracted by other things than power.

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I would normally never set out to write a trilogy.

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There's no doubt that scientific training helps many authors to write better science fiction. And yet, several of the very best were English majors who could not parse a differential equation to save their lives.

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My first duty to write a gripping yarn. Second is to convey credible characters who make you feel what they feel. Only third comes the idea.

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