hairyfigment comments on Rationality Quotes Thread September 2015 - Less Wrong

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Comment author: hairyfigment 04 September 2015 01:46:25AM 11 points [-]

It would be nice to think that you can trust powerful people who are aware that power corrupts. But this turns out not to be the case.

Comment author: hairyfigment 04 September 2015 01:47:03AM 4 points [-]

Until this day, Hussein still does not like government. He likes the people and the Party, but believes it is difficult for the government to judge fairly. Hussein observed individuals described as "kind and gentle" before serving in the government who subsequently became the opposite after their appointments to government positions.

  • FBI interrogation, via link above