We face a paradox: Everything must appear civilized, decent, democratic, and fair.
But if we play by those rules too strictly, [...]
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we are crushed by those around us who are not so foolish.
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We face a paradox: Everything must appear civilized, decent, democratic, and fair.
But if we play by those rules too strictly, [...]
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#48-laws-of-power
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We face a paradox: Everything must appear civilized, decent, democratic, and fair.
But if we play by those rules too strictly, [...]
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we are crushed by those around us who are not so foolish.
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Open it Today we face a peculiarly similar paradox to that of the courtier: Everything must appear civilized, decent, democratic, and fair. But if we play by those rules too strictly, if we take them too literally, we are crushed by those around us who are not so foolish.
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