V.S. NaipaulThe tragedy of power like mine is that there is no way down. There can only be extinction. Dust to dust rags to rags fear to fear.
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The tragedy of power like mine is that there is no way down. There can only be extinction. Dust to dust rags to rags fear to fear. The first part of this quote is a reference to the fact that there is no escape from the reach of power once it has been attained. The second part of the quote says that, even if a person does manage to escape, the final result will be their enslavement.
Source: The Mimic Men
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