"The truth is it's probably to do with opportunity and temperament. Some people are evil and given even a little power and they'll use it cruelly. Some people are good, but too long with too much power and they lose perspective and do evil things. Rarest of all, the people who attain great power and remember to always do good with it."
"...no, I don't. But I know another, more common type- less talked about but more real. All the good kings and queens I knew tried their best. They remembered this ideal, and they aspired to it. Sometimes they still stumbled, but I think they were good. I would trust them with my lives."
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Date: 2017-11-29 04:09 am (UTC)Says Quentin, with a light shrug.
"The truth is it's probably to do with opportunity and temperament. Some people are evil and given even a little power and they'll use it cruelly. Some people are good, but too long with too much power and they lose perspective and do evil things. Rarest of all, the people who attain great power and remember to always do good with it."
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Date: 2017-11-29 10:07 am (UTC)"Do you know anybody like that?"
It sounds like a rarity, and by his own admission, Quentin isn't such a person himself.
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Date: 2017-11-29 02:33 pm (UTC)