Robert Payne

Robert Payne
position-of-power garbage would-be
It is no more rational to have lawyers in positions of power than it would be to have garbage collectors in positions of power. And in human terms garbage collectors would be preferable.
double expect growth rate
We expect growth to double that rate in 2006.
believe growth markets strong
We believe that these markets will have strong growth potential.
area base early good locations looking next recruiting three university
We are looking at two or three other locations for the next site, but it is too early to say where. We will look in an area with a university and a good base for recruiting in the future.
ceiling coming flame minutes saw small within
I saw a small flame coming out of a window, but within two minutes the whole ceiling was engulfed.
victory gains helping
It is precisely when we help one another that we gain our victories over corruption, but the victory is assured only when we help one another with all our strength.
country men blessing
Uncorrupted man, with God's blessing, advances across the fields of the universe as though he were walking down a country lane.
men belief christianity
Throughout the history of Christianity, there had been a core of belief that man was not doomed to be everlastingly corrupt.
accomplishment corruption permit
Nietzsche's accomplishment is that he permits us to see corruption from the inside.
dictatorship
A totalitarian dictatorship cannot explain; it can only suppress.
civilization decline fragmentation
Fragmentation occurs when a civilization is in decline.
effectiveness naked corruption
Naked power has its limitations, since power is a generator of corruption and corruption in its turn tends to dilute the effectiveness of power.
liars lying believe
Corrupt men are always liars. Lies are their instruments, their pleasure, their solace. In time they come to believe their lies, or rather to half-believe them.
men games people
The game of power is played remorselessly by men who have not the slightest knowledge of, or interest in, the way ordinary people live, and the ordinary people are too terrified to protest.