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"GOVERNMENTS, IF THEY ENDURE, ALWAYS TEND INCREASINGLY TOWARD ARISTOCRATIC FORMS. NO GOVERNMENT IN HISTORY HAS BEEN KNOWN TO EVADE THIS PATTERN; AND AS THE ARISTOCRACY DEVELOPS, GOVERNMENT TENDS MORE AND MORE TO ACT EXCLUSIVELY IN THE INTERESTS OF THE RULING CLASS - WHETHER THAT CLASS BE HEREDITARY ROYALTY, OLIGARCHS OF FINANCIAL EMPIRES, OR ENTRENCHED BUREAUCRACY.” -- FRANK HERBERT