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Among the politically effective, love of power is a stronger motive than economic self-interest
Drawn from what Bertrand Russell said
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What Bertrand Russell actually said
- Bertrand Russell British philosopher and logician (1872 to 1970)
Any fresh survey of men's political actions shows that, in those who have enough energy to be politically effective, love of power is a stronger motive than economic self-interest.
Where this was said
↗Political Ideals (1917)gutenberg.org
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