There exists no separation between gods and men; one blends softly casual into the other.
- Proverbs of Muad’dib
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Thursday, July 19th, 2007
Thursday, July 19th, 2007
Empires do not suffer emptiness of purpose at the time of their creation. It is when they have become established that aims are lost and replaced by vague rituals.
- Words of Muad’dib by Princess Irulan
Thursday, July 19th, 2007
You do not beg the sun for mercy.
- Muad’dib’s Travail from The Stilgar Commentary
Thursday, July 19th, 2007
The convoluted wording of legalisms grew up around the necessity to hide from ourselves the violence we intend towards each other. Between depriving a man of one hour from his life and depriving him of his life there exists only a difference of degree. You have done violence to him, consumed his energy. Elaborate euphemisms may conceal your intent to kill, but behind any use of power over another the ultimate assumption remains: “I feed on your energy.”
- The Emperor Paul Muad’dib, Addenda to Orders in Council
Thursday, July 19th, 2007
There exists a limit to the force even the most powerful may apply without destroying themselves. Judging this limit is the true artistry of government. Misuse of power is the fatal sin. The law cannot be a tool of vengeance, never a hostage, nor a fortification against the martyrs it has created. You cannot threaten any individual and escape the consequences.
-Muad’dib on Law, The Stilgar Commentary