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I believe it to be an invariable rule that tyrants of genius are succeeded by scoundrels.
Albert Einstein Ideas and Opinions · 1954

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“The contact of civilisations has always been, and will always continue to be, a ruling factor in human progress and failure.”

Arnold J. Toynbee · The Western Question in Greece and Turkey, 1922 · Primary source

“As pride increases, fortune declines.”

Benjamin Franklin · Poor Richard’s Almanack, 1732-1758 · Primary source

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